Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/20
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At 10:25 AM 20-03-97 -0500, Bob wrote:
[snip]
>Had you said that if a playboy bought some expensive trinket for $100K, like
>a custom yacht, then your analogy has some validity. That money was a waste.
>It could have been used to alleviate the plight of those Indian farmers by
>paying for medical facilities and marketing transportation, etc. What has the
>Leica in the hands of a skilled photographer got to do with that Indian
>farmer? What has the Strad in the hands of Perlman got to do with that Indian
>farmer? Zubin Meta would consider you quixotic, to say the least -- and he's
>a countryman of that Indian farmer.
Bob, the problem with your argument is that there are very few photographers
(IMHO) that require a Leica in order to practice their art at its fullest.
By far the majority could do very nicely with a much less expensive
alternative. Forgive me, Oddmund, if I am misrepresenting you, but I
believe you sold your Leica precisely for this reason. You found that there
were less extravagant alternatives open to you. So the analogy between the
yacht and the Leica is a good one, and counter to Bob's argument. In fact,
it could be argued that the playboy has NO alternatives for his $100k yacht.
How else will he be able to cruise the Mediterranean?
Dan C.
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