Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > >This dissertation, of course makes sense, except for the "REAL" part (last >sentence.) If it looks leica Leica, feels leica Leica, sounds leica Leica, >and has the name "Leica"... it must be a Leica! You know... the duck analogy! > >Real, as opposed to... fake ? It seems that Mr. Gandy was attempting to make the point (quite successfully, in my mind) that the word "Leica" is more than a brand name which is stamped on the body of the camera at the factory. It is also a certain mystique, heritage, and perfection of design which has endeared so many people to the M cameras. It is a feeling, much like the elusive "bokeh", which makes cameras such as the M's a thoroughly unique experience in photography today. It seems that the R cameras, specifically the R8 as it is referred to by Mr. Gandy, lack this quality in that they are merely an interation of the common SLR camera.