[Leica] Coenen's interview on Asahi Camera

[feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli)]

On Apr 22, 2005, at 12:00 PM, Patrick ((Washington, DC)) wrote:

> Joseph?s comment is an interesting one that I think many Westerns, 
> including myself, is missing out on.  To suggest/compare buying used 
> with new is apparently quiet offensive (been there, done that) in what 
> I suspect to be mainly Asian cultures (I know US, most European and 
> Latin American cultures well and to the best of my knowledge it is not 
> a problem there).  It just shows the dangers of etnocentricity and 
> apparently there is/was plenty of that at Leica.

I encountered some of this attitude growing up in Europe during the 
70's and 80's.
You wouldn't have dared to go to school in clothes that had been 
purchased used.

> And the lack of innovation around the M is actually quite staggering.  
> Is there anyone that actually prefers e.g. the bottom-loading vs. a 
> easy swinging-back loading with a small window to show if/what 
> film-type is loaded?

Actually I like the bottom loading... but sometimes I do wish there was 
a window to
check the film...

feli


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