tom h. Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Just Curious, if they DO go, will it have any affect on your work?How?Why?- I'm happy to take bad photos of a wide range of subects (sometimes for $$, sometimes not) with an extensive array of equipment (get the odd good 'un tho), and I can't imagine what'll change. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob haight Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Just as important is the discontinuance of films we use and like. The cameras will be here forever assuming people will still service and overhaul them, but the desired films may not be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_amiet2 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 HELP! the sky is falling. Must be a slow day on the other side of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben z Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 "How will Leicas (apparently imminent) demise affect YOUR photography? "I can't imagine what'll change" Me neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_shively Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Oh, I suppose I'll just have to give up photography completely. I also stop eating when I can't get fresh garden tomatoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Won't affect me at all. Don't suppose it will really effect the vast majority of Leica users in any practical way either since most are using "vintage" gear, which is one reason that Leica themselves cite for the current problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin m. Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 If "vintage" means any gear that's depreciated to roughly 60% of it's new value, then I agree with Bob. I love using my Leica, but have never purchased a new item from them. OTOH, I've bought one new digital point and shoot, one new DSLR, two new lenses, one new flash and assorted new accessories from Canon in the last two years. I guess it's no real secret why one company's flush and the other one is broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom h. Posted March 8, 2005 Author Share Posted March 8, 2005 Love how small they are<center><img src="http:// d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3180637-lg.jpg"></center><br><center> skylines</center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_levine Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Two words: " bokeh withdrawal ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom h. Posted March 8, 2005 Author Share Posted March 8, 2005 C'mon. Who's got Leica photos?<center><img src="http:// d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3180690-lg.jpg"></center><br><center> (y)Awning</center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brambor Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 I am at a loss of words why do we constantly care whether or when Leica goes out of business. Whether Leica was in business never mattered to me when I made the purchases of Leica M gear, it never mattered to me while I was using the gear to take pictures and it will not matter to me for the future. If somewhere in the future I find out I can't take pictures with Leica M gear then I will find the most sensible substitue and the life will go on and on and on and on and on go on and on and on and on and on go on and on and on and on and on go on and on and on and on and on go on and on and on and on and on go on and on and on and on and on go on and on and on and on and on ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monochrome11 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 i would hazard to guess that the vast majority of Leica users (distinct from Leica collectors) have never purchased a camera or lens directly from Leica and an even greater proportion of Leica cameras and lens currently in circulation are not being serviced or repaired by Leica Camera AG of Solms or its subsidiaries... i'd speculate that the so-called 'demise' of Leica Camera AG won't affect many Leica users... just my 2 cents... I for one would never considering purchasing direct from a Leica dealer as the user/used M market more than satisfies my needs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
over exposure Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 It won't at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_mcloughlin Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 That depends more on what might have been, doesn't it? As things stand, I guess I'd never spring for a luxurious 50/1.4 ASPH. I have other lens wants/needs, but there I'm likely to buy used anyway. Dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtodrick Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Interesting article in todays news. Revlon (which of course has far more money to play with than Leica) just announced their first profitable year since 1998. I don't know if Leica will survive their current troubles, but I wouldn't count them out yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom h. Posted March 8, 2005 Author Share Posted March 8, 2005 Good answers all.How about some photos in honour of the old girl, afore she goes?<center><img src="http://gallery.photo.net/ photo/3180745-lg.jpg"></center><br><center>somewhat lazy, and somewhat hyperactive</center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monochrome11 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 hiding...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenbach Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 'One day when I was across the hall visiting Sonya Sekula, I noticed that she was painting left-handed. I said, "Sonya, aren't you right-handed?" She said, "Yes, but I might lose the use of my right hand, and so I'm practicing using my left." I laughed and said, "What if you lose the use of both hands?" She was busy painting and didn't bother to reply. Next day when I visited her, she was sitting on the floor, painting with difficulty, for she was holding the brush between two toes of her left foot.' John Cage, in Silence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom h. Posted March 8, 2005 Author Share Posted March 8, 2005 "HELP! the sky is falling. Must be a slow day on the other side of the world."- while you may have missed my point, John,you're not wrong. It's cold, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 My M3 will cry, its bloodline would be cut. I'll still shoot with it though. The good thing that will come out of leica finally going under will be that this forum won't be populated by threads talking about the imminent demise of leica. Hopefully, some of the lenses will come down in price, I really want a leica 24mm that won't cost me more than my whole 8x10 outfit put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monochrome11 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 attack mode<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom h. Posted March 8, 2005 Author Share Posted March 8, 2005 "Am I alone in de woild heah?"(De Niro, Capone, baseball bat,"the Untouchables")<center><img src="http:// d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3180837-lg.jpg"></center><br><center> snowsteps</center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom h. Posted March 8, 2005 Author Share Posted March 8, 2005 <center><img src="http://gallery.photo.net/photo/3180858- lg.jpg"></center><br><center>skystar</center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_ Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 The U.S. Air Force continues to fly the KC-135 (constructed from a Boeing 707 in 1957-1958) and parts are (my guess) sometimes difficult to find in 'like-new' condition. A Leica made in the 1990s should last about as long unless you drop it onto some rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug herr Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 <I>"A Leica made in the 1990s should last about as long unless you drop it onto some rocks."</I> <P> Therein lies my problem. Leica is repairing my SL2 and 280 APO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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