[Leica] FYI: Black paintM9

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

I also have a black M8, but my 21 Elmarit Asph is chrome, and my 35 Summilux 
is Titanium. ?All my other lenses are Black, but then my M6TTL is Chrome. 
?The color of the lens and body are irrelevant as far as I am concerned, i 
am more worried about the how the images come out. ?But then there are those 
who tape over the Red Dot or the model number or the Leica name. ?I have 
never understood this as it has no bearing as to someone noticing the 
camera, as those who do it claim. ?The only people who have ever noticed my 
camera is a Leica, are other Leica users, and they would have noticed it 
even if there was tape over the name etc. ?How the camera looks is 
irrelevant, its how it makes images that is important.


Gene -------------- Original message from Nathan Wajsman 
<photo@frozenlight.eu>: --------------


> Bob,
> 
> If I can buy a black lens for my black M for 900 EUR, and a chrome  
> lens (identical condition etc.) for 890 EUR, I will take the latter.
> 
> Why am I dismissive of the "look" issue? Because when I show someone a  
> picture, they do not care a hoot whether the lens and body color  
> matched. All they care about is the picture.
> 
> Nathan
> 
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
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> 
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> 
> On Dec 13, 2008, at 8:49 PM, Bob W wrote:
> 
> > These things are a matter of opinion, of course, but I don't  
> > understand that
> > attitude. While price and condition are obviously important, and  
> > different
> > people will prioritise different things, I'm surprised that in a  
> > visual
> > medium like photography people would be so dismissive of how their  
> > camera
> > looks - especially where it concerns Leica Ms, which are famously well
> > designed and good-looking. The pandas lack visual harmony and in my  
> > opinion
> > are ugly. Other things being more or less equal, why would one  
> > choose ugly?
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org
> >> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On
> >> Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman
> >> Sent: 13 December 2008 18:40
> >> To: Leica Users Group
> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] FYI: Black paintM9
> >>
> >> My new M8 will soon be a panda since the 50mm Summilux I
> >> bought for it
> >> is chrome and the M8 is black. What do I care? Nada! Until someone
> >> convinces me that picture quality is affected by this
> >> nonsense, I will
> >> go by condition and price when making my purchase decisions.
> >>
> >> Nathan
> >>
> >> Nathan Wajsman
> >> Alicante, Spain
> >> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> >> http://www.greatpix.eu
> >> http://www.nathanfoto.com
> >>
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> >
> >
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