Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Value is an interesting angle on it, and you're right. Just not a point I'd want to argue with a hostile inquisitor :-) Better uses of my time, I guess. My stepfather came down today for a rare visit, and we actually got around to talking about Leicas and nice shoes, and Gibson guitars, and high quality jewelry, and all mechanical fine watches - things that are expensive but then maintain value often over many generations, and at least decades (fine shoes). We talked about how remarkable and special these items are becoming in our increasingly disposable, throw-away society. Funny to fetishize material things, but they do represent "values" in addition to an assessment of value of any particular thing. Whatever. "I can afford it." :-) Or as you refine it, "I make financial value judgements and tradeoffs and choose to afford these things." Scott Mark Rabiner wrote: >On 8/25/05 8:36 PM, "Scott McLoughlin" <scott@adrenaline.com> typed: > > > >>Humourously put and oh so true. On the rare occassion someone >>asks why I shoot an M6 or play a Gibson L4 (two of my fetishes), >>I always promptly answer, "because I can afford to." As in, "that's >>all there need be to it." >> >>There are other areas in my life where I gladly skimp or am downright >>cheap. Probably true for most, or at least many, of the Rolex wearing >>Mercedes (or Harley, for that matter) driving, etc. folks out there. >> >>Scott >> >> >> >Because you have the patience to save up for one. > >The bottom line being because you value the thing. You think its worth it. >Your not getting whatever happens to be left over from one paycheck. >What your into, guitar or photo, has more value to you than that. >That's how I see it. Read it and weep. > >Baaa ha ha. > >Mark Rabiner >Photography >Portland Oregon >http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >