Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gee, and here I thought we were talking about tools.:-) On 8/25/06 11:12 AM, "Lottermoser George" <imagist3@mac.com> wrote: > In the case of the 1.2 Noctilux one would have to add to its values: > 1) Rarity - much like $5K wine > 2) Build quality - much like the $5K wine > 3) Brand - much like the $5K wine > And of course the "no emotional or financial investment" is really > the point. Expensive and high end items generally possess exceptional > qualities as well as small groups of folks willing and able to invest > emotion and money. And yes none of this has anything to do with, in > the case of lenses, with simply the image quality; and in the case of > wine, simply the taste (I'm not talking here of a $5 bottle - rather > comparing a $355 bottle with $5K bottle). In fact, now that I think > about about it - from what I hear the $5K bottles generally taste > like s--t and are valued almost purely on their rarity and legend. I > reckon the same would hold true for cars, boats, et al. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george@imagist.com > > > > On Aug 24, 2006, at 9:12 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: > >> show me the difference - other than >> the size, the weight, and the cost...This is a lens that came with >> a body I >> bought in Ebay about a decade ago - I've got no emotional - or >> financial - >> investment in it, and haven't ever bothered with it. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information