Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >I second that. I have had only good experiences in my dealings with Mr. >Tamarkin's companies (one M6, many accessories, and two camera bags so far >- but I'm still young ;-) In fact, I don't like buying from anywhere else >these days. If he can pay $80K for a collectible Leica, good for him. I >wish I had $80K to spend on my hobby. > >-- >Brad Reisner >Manager, Technology & Development >Book-of-the-Month Club / Time Warner, Inc. >BReisner@bomc.timeinc.com Well I'm not sure that any hobby is worth spending $80K for single item systems. Also, I thought Stan was in business and not a hobbyist. This means that he intends to resell the system he bought and add his overhead, costs, and profit. So, someone will be paying $100K for his hobby. Certainly no professional photographer could justify spending this for a single system. The truth is that this $80K to ~$100K has absolutely nothing to do with photography but just collecting. A leica is some collection is just a nicely machined piece of art. Lens quality means nothing; durability means nothing; use means nothing. Leitz has simply become an object d'arte. Who cares! I would wish that Leicas had no value as collector's items. Then, those of use who like to use them could avoid more of them and their lenses. Erich |-----------------------------| | Erich Franz Stocker | | TSDIS Project Manager | | Code 902.3 | | Goddard Space Flight Center | | stocker@tsdis.gsfc.nasa.gov | | 301-286-2153 | |-----------------------------|