Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/11

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Subject: [Leica] M8 Article in LFI
From: ken at iisaka.org (Ken Iisaka)
Date: Thu Jan 11 18:57:21 2007
References: <440b792d0701101024u4a53b311p89e4156e1d85f35a@mail.gmail.com> <C1CA9E52.1AE18%bd@bdcolenphoto.com> <440b792d0701102006v119d46fer363bd6f40c292273@mail.gmail.com> <3cad89990701102026l4eca6978v35be2e405048790b@mail.gmail.com> <45A6F81A.1050801@iisaka.org>

And I had owned a Porsche, too, and still own Leicas and Steinways and 
other expensive accoutrements, as well as several hundred bottles of 
wine of varying quality, which are allegedly supposed to make a 
statement to the world that I am a man of fine taste (which I think I am 
;) ...

Now, are you impressed?  I didn't think so.

:) :) :)

Ken Iisaka wrote:
> Arrived where?  This is a concept that is totally foreign to me.
>
> Why spend money on things I don't need or even want and can't really 
> afford in an attempt to impress those who don't care anyway?  I buy 
> things that please me, and those who are close to me.
>
> :)
>
>
> Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>> 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
>
>
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