Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, You are the only one here who has equated buying Leias and other items of similar value being extravagant, so I guess you should try to answer your own question. My guess is that the other 90%+ of us buy and use Leicas because they serve our purpose for photography better than other solutions. Sorry for the rant Brian, Gene -------------- Original message from "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand@gmail.com>: -------------- > I do not understand why people equate a Leica with extravagance and try > and > defend their right to buy it - no one denies that you have that right. A > M6 > will last you as long as film is available - it is probably a value pick > over the long term. I use pens and mechanical watches which are expensive, > but will last a lifetime. > > I was talking about the M8 - I would guess that with the life of digital > at > around 3 years, Leica would have to make it trendy to make money with it, > as > I do not think too many photographers will shell out US$5000 for it > (though > for the good of the company I sincerely hope so). Anyway the jury's out on > this one. Lets wait and see. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On 1/11/07, Sanjay Nasta wrote: > > > > I just struggled with the decision (whether to buy a car such as the > > Honda Accord or a Porsche). You're right. A Honda is practical, > > comfortable, safe, and reliable and will get you from point A to point B > > perfectly and frankly a Honda Element will do it heck of a lot more > > practically than a Porsche--I had a Honda S2000 for 7 years (still have > > it but will probably sell it). Although there was a small bit of > > wanting a car that not everyone else had, it just came down to which car > > made my heart beat faster; which car made me happier. > > > > I'd promised myself a new car 3 years ago when I was in the hospital and > > the heart surgeon told me that my right artery was blocked and my > > prognosis was not good (talk about ruining lunch)--fortunately he was > > wrong (that artery was not blocked). After 18 years of running a > > business I decided to treat myself. > > > > Similarly, I bought a Leica M6 because I liked how it felt in my hands > > and how it felt when I put it up to my eye (yep felt, no concrete > > measure). > > > > I think each of us has different reasons for buying the toys we do. > > Heck I'm even willing to concede that there are cameras and cars that > > might perform better (by some measure) than the ones I choose. > > > > I truly haven't figured out what "arrived" means I always feel I have > > more to do and learn and frankly feeling that one has "arrived" > > somewhere seems to indicate that one is done). > > > > Oh this is the car that I ended up buying (wife picked the color, ain't > > she cool) > > > > http://tinyurl.com/yn6v6h > > > > (picture's from the Porsche site, I haven't had time to get a decent > > picture of the thing yet). > > > > > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:56:44 +0530 > > From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" > > Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 Article in LFI > > To: "Leica Users Group" > > Message-ID: > > <3cad89990701102026l4eca6978v35be2e405048790b@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > Mehrdad, > > People buy a Rolex/Porsche etc to announce to the world that they have > > arrived. Otherwise they use Timex/Toyota (or whatever). I notice that > > Leica > > has stepped up advertising for the M8 considerably in magazines like > > GQ/Esquire/Mens Vogue, rather than photography magazines, with slick > > arty > > ads. Which market do you think they are after? > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On 1/11/07, mehrdad wrote: > > > > > > B.D. i think you are more stuck in the name and in particular this > > > "leica name " every time there is a praise of a leica something you > > > go off thinking that everybody is under some sort spell and the magic > > > red dot makes people say good things. > > > > > > i shoot with more camera brands and lenses than anybody i know ( i > > > love gadgets), and so far i have been very pleased with the images > > > from the M8. i have also been shooting with the pentax k10d and some > > > the pentax prime lenses; oh boy this might be one the best. i have > > > recently bought couple of sigma lenses for in the 4/3 mount and the > > > results have been stunning also. > > > > > > Price is very deceiving these days, both a $20 times and $20k rolex > > > tell the time and both very accurate, why do some people buy a rolex? > > > the same is true about honda element (my favorite car) and a Porsche > > > turbo, both take you place one costs 9 times more. i think price these > > > days is more of a differentiator of class and not quality any more. by > > > the way canon g7 is just awesome and in this list i talk about mostly > > > about leica. > > > > > > > > > On 1/10/07, B. D. Colen wrote: > > > > > > > MicroAssist, Inc. > > 3420 Executive Center Drive, Suite G100 Austin, TX 78731 > > http://www.microassist.net > > Phone: (512) 794-8440 > > Fax: (512) 794-8742 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information