Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have no care as how the image comes out but only worry about how my camera looks and a chrome lens on a black camera body kills!!! mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: <grduprey@mchsi.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:48:47 +0000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] FYI: Black paintM9 > > > > 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 >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> 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 >>>> >>>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information