Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]7.44200 billion / 250 = twenty-nine million seven hundred sixty-eight thousand 7.44200 billion is the population of planet earth. 250 is the amount of Edition Zagatos. So that?s one person out of twenty-nine million seven hundred sixty-eight thousand gets to have an Edition Zagato. Should they happen to have the money. The odds of that too small to see with an electron microscope. Me I don?t somehow seem to be in the category of people with more money than I can possibly figure out what to throw at. There are those people out there. And this is the kind of stuff they throw their money at. Just to make a mockery of people to take photography seriously. Do they love cameras? Please! (NO it's not about pixel sites it's about tens of thousands of dollars you're wearing around your neck indoors in a climate controlled room. Put me up for one titanium carbon fiber Edition Mark Rabiner digital M. I never turn down a freebee. -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer ?On 6/15/18, 7:56 PM, "LUG on behalf of Douglas Sharp" <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: Frank, Can?t say that I like the rather tacky look of the LeitzPark Editions. But you must admit, as an exercise in styling, the Edition Zagato does look absolutely gorgeous, whatever it costs:-) Cheers Douglas On 15.06.2018 20:30, Frank Filippone wrote: > Directly from the intro > > "The strictly limited Leica M10 Edition Zagato with a Leica Summilux-M 35 mm f/1.4 ASPH. lens unites the finest German craftsmanship with Italian design. A camera with unparalleled design delivering an extraordinary multisensory experience. Directly designed by Andrea Zagato, the Leica M10 Edition Zagato is the debut special edition Leica M10. Limited to 250 sets." > > They are selling not optical performance nor photographic improvements, but rather lifestyle. > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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