[Leica] Erwin telling it like it may be

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

> Chris has some good points.
> 
> As long as the camera is not broken, what you bought 5 years ago will do as
> good a job as when it was new.  Nothing changed.  ( example: Leica M6... it
> still takes pictures.)
> 
> What does change is the owners needs and wants.  You want more pixels.  You
> need more pixels.  The market wants/needs/  more pixels or just plain
> pixels.
> 
> This last is what really makes your Leica M6 worth less in time.  You want
> AE.  You want Pixels.  You want more pixels.  Wants.
> 
> I bought a used Nikon D1 camera for $250.  New, it cost about $5,000.  New
> was about 8 years ago.  Does it still take 2.5MP pictures?  Yes.  Does it
> still take Nikon lenses?  Yes.  Why did it go down in value?  Marketing
> needs and wants.  My D1 is considered obsolete.  So what?  It does what I
> want and precisely what it was originally made to do..  It did not change,
> the market changed.
> 
> An M8, if it is not broken, will always do what you bought it for.  Nothing
> more, nothing less.
> 
> So what if it is worth $250 in 8 years.......
> 
> ???????

Frank when you're out shooting with a 5 pound camera which only grabs 2.5
megapixels you're not marketing.
You're shooting.

5x7's


Unless you're in the A&P.


Mark William Rabiner
markrabiner.com