Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]my understanding is that the f1 Noctilux is in fact much cheaper and better than the f1.2 Noctilux... so if you can do the same thing as good or cheaper, and you are happy then why not... ?! I feally like BD's images...though knowing his feelings about the Noctilux, I am surprised that he does.... :-) Steve On Aug 25, 2006, at 8:12 AM, Lottermoser George 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