Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think Hassie is trying to appeal to the younger buyer. Something to go with the glitzy new fashions. Cheers Wilber - ----- Original Message ----- From: B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] I wish Leica would do this!!! > With all due respect, Henning - and a great deal is due :-), I don't > really find this anywhere as tacky as the Leica special editions. No one > in his or her right mind is attempting to do "stealth" work with a > Hasselblad. In fact, I would bet that most Hasselblads that are not > owned by dentists are used either in the studio, or are used to do what > might be termed "studio work on location." Much of that work is fashion > photography, and product shooting that calls for a "stylist's" > involvement. That being the case, a "jazzy" colored camera makes some > sense - if you can't hide it, flaunt it. > > The commemorative Leicas, on the other hand - the LHSA black being a > partial exception - are designed for one thing and one thing only - for > the owner to be able to say, look at me! I'm rich! I know there are > people who will disagree with that statement, and have all sorts of > rationale regarding collectibility, etc. etc. But in terms of > collectibility, the commemorative Leicas are really nothing more than > VERY expensive Franklin Mint Elvis plates. At least that's my never > humble opinion. > > B. D. > > Henning Wulff wrote: > > > > At 1:47 AM -0400 8/31/01, DBaker9128@aol.com wrote: > > >Gosh, the colors are just so fun and they make the cameras look great! Why > > >can't Leica do this on their regular production M6's? We at the LUG could ask > > >Solms pretty please! I like Cobalt Blue the best! How about you? :-) > > > > > >http://www.hasselblad.com/press/detail.cgi?new/998991521.txt > > > > > >Doug from Tumwater > > > > Suddenly a lot of the special edition Leicas don't seem as tacky. > > > > Whatever happened to that 'fade into the background' concept? > > > > -- > > * Henning J. Wulff > > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com >