Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon Pulman-Jones wrote: > Whatever your attitude to how the gear that you use looks, would > anybody actually pay more for ugly gear? Well...... I can actually see myself pay some more for a camera with lots of brassing and some dents. I love the way that looks, and I don't have to worry about accidentally scratching the thing, which allows me to take better pictures. I don't actually bang my gear into things, but that's exactly my problem: I should. A few years ago I have toyed with the idea of getting a camera (an R8, to be exact) and paying someone to have a go at it with sandpaper and whatever it takes. Why pay someone? Cause I can't force myself to do that. Well, I couldn't even force myself to have someone else do it, in the end. Jim Marshall's gear is the sort I'd pay a premium for. Bernard.