Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan Cardish wrote: > > If the doctor discovered a very rare coin (valued at, say, $3000) amoungst > his loose change, would he use it to buy groceries for its face value (as > it was intended to be used), or sell it to a coin collector? > > Dan C. > > At 09:44 AM 14-07-99 -0400, you wrote: > [snip] > > > >Those who have pointed out that this list included collectors are entirely > >correct. Dr. Blacktape was commenting as one who considers cameras and > >lenses tools with which to make photographs, rather than objects of > >deification and investment. > > > >Sorry. > > > > If he was real hungry he might by a twinkie with it. If my favorite piece of shooting equipment was all of a sudden deemed and expensive collectible to valuable for any sensible person to not have in a dust proof room I might shoot with it anyway. The philosophical overlaps between shooting and collecting can be daunting. I had my money out of my pocket to my a Nikon with a 24 by 34 format and when the guy found out I was planning on shooting with it he wouldn't sell it to me! Mark Rabiner