Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is the new "film vs. digital" argument. Of course Tina and John and a bunch of others are right that for some photogs, there really is nothing close to an M or Mx. And this includes pros and collectors and everyone in between. Of course Frank is right that most of the noise about Magnum photog using a Leica is pure marketing - Leica puts them in their hands. Heck, right at this moment, a Magnum photographer is driving across the country with a Leica S2 that Leica put in his hands. And it's true that most new Leica are going to China, and most of them are not top flight photojournalists. Of course this strategy could backfire if the noveau riche decides a different bling is the status symbol. I mean, a Tibetan Mastiff for $600,000...? They could turn to other things than Leica... -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>