dave.gt
Well-known member
Hi, Jorgen,
It is always refreshing to read your posts.
Having been given the opportunity to use a Leica S 006 for a number of months and enjoying the experience very much, I can honestly say that the S was a great idea and the results have been on a level higher than the D850. The D850 was the first to go when our medical bills escalated last year. The D850 is an amazing camera! A Swiss Army knife for sure... and at a great price point.
Perhaps, I could have simply bought a complete D850 system and been perfectly happy three years ago. It is impossible to say. My results with the S were consistently better files and final images for the work I do. It always put a smile on my face. I have never tried a S007, and I certainly will never afford an S3. But then, I don't need either one. Nor do I need 100+mpg by any brand. Nor EVF. Nor another system . I am simply tired of the rat race being run by today's jaded camera users and those professionals who actually need those tools, I am delighted their needs are met.
I will be traveling a different path this year.
Think of a 1982 Mercedes 240D with manual transmission being chosen over a new Tesla. :thumbs: And that will be me.:thumbup: Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile!
I will edit to say that I do not expect the S3 to be DOA. Nothing remains the same for very long these days though and I suspect there will be radically different systems in 2025 when the current generation cameras wind up on eBay at basement prices. Good for the masses I suppose so that will be a good thing. An example is the excellent X1D that just sold on the Buy/Sell forum for some price south of $2900, a fraction of the cost of the camera when new just a few years ago? A new S3 should sell quite well because it has a quality of experience that separates itself from other systems. Just my two cents worth...
It is always refreshing to read your posts.
Having been given the opportunity to use a Leica S 006 for a number of months and enjoying the experience very much, I can honestly say that the S was a great idea and the results have been on a level higher than the D850. The D850 was the first to go when our medical bills escalated last year. The D850 is an amazing camera! A Swiss Army knife for sure... and at a great price point.
Perhaps, I could have simply bought a complete D850 system and been perfectly happy three years ago. It is impossible to say. My results with the S were consistently better files and final images for the work I do. It always put a smile on my face. I have never tried a S007, and I certainly will never afford an S3. But then, I don't need either one. Nor do I need 100+mpg by any brand. Nor EVF. Nor another system . I am simply tired of the rat race being run by today's jaded camera users and those professionals who actually need those tools, I am delighted their needs are met.
I will be traveling a different path this year.
Think of a 1982 Mercedes 240D with manual transmission being chosen over a new Tesla. :thumbs: And that will be me.:thumbup: Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile!
I will edit to say that I do not expect the S3 to be DOA. Nothing remains the same for very long these days though and I suspect there will be radically different systems in 2025 when the current generation cameras wind up on eBay at basement prices. Good for the masses I suppose so that will be a good thing. An example is the excellent X1D that just sold on the Buy/Sell forum for some price south of $2900, a fraction of the cost of the camera when new just a few years ago? A new S3 should sell quite well because it has a quality of experience that separates itself from other systems. Just my two cents worth...