Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/12

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Subject: [Leica] M8 Article in LFI
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Fri Jan 12 01:18:23 2007
References: <440b792d0701101024u4a53b311p89e4156e1d85f35a@mail.gmail.com> <C1CA9E52.1AE18%bd@bdcolenphoto.com> <440b792d0701102006v119d46fer363bd6f40c292273@mail.gmail.com> <3cad89990701102026l4eca6978v35be2e405048790b@mail.gmail.com> <45A6F81A.1050801@iisaka.org> <45A6F908.8010103@iisaka.org>

Of course you are, Ken, would you be here otherwise? ;-)
We are all a part of Leica "lifestyle" - though I think the advertising/ 
marketing people mean some thing else when they use that word.
Douglas

Ken Iisaka wrote:
> And I had owned a Porsche, too, and still own Leicas and Steinways and 
> other expensive accoutrements, as well as several hundred bottles of 
> wine of varying quality, which are allegedly supposed to make a 
> statement to the world that I am a man of fine taste (which I think I 
> am ;) ...
>
> Now, are you impressed?  I didn't think so.
>
> :) :) :)
>
> Ken Iisaka wrote:
>> Arrived where?  This is a concept that is totally foreign to me.
>>
>> Why spend money on things I don't need or even want and can't really 
>> afford in an attempt to impress those who don't care anyway?  I buy 
>> things that please me, and those who are close to me.
>>
>> :)
>>
>>
>> Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>>> Mehrdad,
>>> People buy a Rolex/Porsche etc to announce to the world that they have
>>> arrived. Otherwise they use Timex/Toyota (or whatever). I notice 
>>> that Leica
>>> has stepped up advertising for the M8 considerably in magazines like
>>> GQ/Esquire/Mens Vogue, rather than photography magazines, with slick 
>>> arty
>>> ads. Which market do you think they are after?
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>
>>
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