[Leica] Photokina

[Nathan Wajsman]

I am not complaining about the prices, I am only stating that the people who buy these special editions are collectors, not photographers. And Leica knows it, too, which is obvious from their marketing. This is in contrast to, say, the S line, which, while expensive, is clearly aimed at people who will actually USE the equipment.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/

Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator

YNWA













On 16 Sep 2014, at 20:43, Leopold Green <leopoldgreen at mac.com> wrote:

> Nathan,
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> Why do you say that? It is very demeaning! I saved and saved for a year to buy a Monochrom which is a camera priced at the sort of level you dismiss as being for collectors. You don't know people's circumstances... if I didn't have a M4 and M6 I would be saving to buy the M-A and when I bought it I would be taking photographs with it.
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> I wish Leica were cheaper [when I bought my M6 in the mid 90s they were - comparatively cheaper] but the price they charge is the price they need to and not go into bankruptcy as they almost did after 2000. 
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> So criticise the price yes , their marketing, that they still manufacture in Europe and aim for a level of performance above that of Fuji/Sony [though clearly they are inspiring them...] but don't keep making insulting comments about the people who buy their cameras [at least not till you have got to know them and feel you know enough about them to tell the list that I - or whoever - only buy these things to put on a shelf].
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> On 16 Sep 2014, at 18:40, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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>> They probably do not need to make any spare parts for the M-A. Since the people who buy it will not be using it to actually take pictures, it is unlikely that they will ever need repair.
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>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
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>> Nathan Wajsman
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>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
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>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator
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>> YNWA
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>> On 16 Sep 2014, at 18:10, Emanuel Lowi <manolito at videotron.ca> wrote:
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>>> Also delighted they have staff at Wetzlar who can assemble the all-mechanical M-A. That bodes well for parts and service for older M film models. 
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