Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob, If I can buy a black lens for my black M for 900 EUR, and a chrome lens (identical condition etc.) for 890 EUR, I will take the latter. Why am I dismissive of the "look" issue? Because when I show someone a picture, they do not care a hoot whether the lens and body color matched. All they care about is the picture. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Dec 13, 2008, at 8:49 PM, Bob W wrote: > These things are a matter of opinion, of course, but I don't > understand that > attitude. While price and condition are obviously important, and > different > people will prioritise different things, I'm surprised that in a > visual > medium like photography people would be so dismissive of how their > camera > looks - especially where it concerns Leica Ms, which are famously well > designed and good-looking. The pandas lack visual harmony and in my > opinion > are ugly. Other things being more or less equal, why would one > choose ugly? > > Bob > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman >> Sent: 13 December 2008 18:40 >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] FYI: Black paintM9 >> >> My new M8 will soon be a panda since the 50mm Summilux I >> bought for it >> is chrome and the M8 is black. What do I care? Nada! Until someone >> convinces me that picture quality is affected by this >> nonsense, I will >> go by condition and price when making my purchase decisions. >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information