[Leica] Leica prices

[george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)]

These points can can only be appreciated by those who actually "get it."

Photographers and Leica naysayers and market analysts will all talk right 
past each other on these particular tools and their features and their costs 
and their usefulness.

Photographers seeking optimum black and white quality, at a relatively 
"reasonable" price when compared to medium format prices, appreciate the 
size, build, ergonomics, image quality and the continued use of all of their 
Leica system components dating back to the original M mount: including 
lenses, Visoflexes, tubes, bellows, etc.

Perhaps one has to be a steady user since 1965 to appreciate the path from 
M2 to M3 to M6 to M6TTL to M8 to M to M Monchrom - 50 years without break in 
using M cameras. All of the lenses still work on the newest bodies. The 
newest lenses work on the oldest bodies. Both bodies and lenses hold their 
value very well.

You either get or you don't.

For this user it has absolutely nothing to do with "jewelry" or "collecting" 
or some other bullshit. It has to do with image quality, build quality, 
ergonomics, how the tool feels in the hands, and accomplishes the intentions 
of the photographer.

a note off the iPad, George

On Sep 24, 2014, at 9:38 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> Meanwhile, everybody who has bought one realises that it is borderline 
> unique in what it offers and are more than happy with the results.... 
> 
> When it was announced there were many people thinking it would be an 
> expensive flop/un-needed, however when the results were seen it was a 
> different matter ;-)