[Leica] Leica prices

[Ted Grant]

> For this user it has absolutely nothing to do with "jewelry" or 
> "collecting" or some other bullshit. It has to do with image quality, 
> build quality, ergonomics, how the tool feels in the hands, and 
> accomplishes the intentions of the photographer.<<<<<<<<<<

Hi George,
And despite my biting at LEICA only about pricing! :-) Once I was
hooked..... I've been  hooked and Leica's have been my main using/working
camera whatever kind of assignments I've had as the main picture taking
machine. Gotta be close to 50 years now.

And with any kind of luck for the next 15 years until May 27/2029. :-)

As posts appear about all kinds of testing many of the CREW do with their
LEICA gear and lenses is quite amazing compared to mine all these years!

ME? Here's always been my test! Out of box, looks good, snap on camera and
start shooting the assignment!!!!!!! I couldn't and still can't understand
why when buying a LEICA body or lenses anyone would waste time testing? And
most truthfully "other than that SOB R4mot."  A story for another day. :-)

But then that's just me and keeping life KISS simple!:-)

cheers,
Dr. ted :-) 

-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Tina Manley
Sent: September-25-14 7:23 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica prices

++++1!!

Amen,

Tina

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 11:06 PM, George Lottermoser <
george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:

> These points can can only be appreciated by those who actually "get it."
>
> Photographers and Leica naysayers and market analysts will all talk right
> past each other on these particular tools and their features and their
> costs and their usefulness.
>
> Photographers seeking optimum black and white quality, at a relatively
> "reasonable" price when compared to medium format prices, appreciate the
> size, build, ergonomics, image quality and the continued use of all of
> their Leica system components dating back to the original M mount:
> including lenses, Visoflexes, tubes, bellows, etc.
>
> Perhaps one has to be a steady user since 1965 to appreciate the path from
> M2 to M3 to M6 to M6TTL to M8 to M to M Monchrom - 50 years without break
> in using M cameras. All of the lenses still work on the newest bodies. The
> newest lenses work on the oldest bodies. Both bodies and lenses hold their
> value very well.
>
> You either get or you don't.
>
> For this user it has absolutely nothing to do with "jewelry" or
> "collecting" or some other bullshit. It has to do with image quality,
build
> quality, ergonomics, how the tool feels in the hands, and accomplishes the
> intentions of the photographer.
>
> a note off the iPad, George
>
> On Sep 24, 2014, at 9:38 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:
>
> > Meanwhile, everybody who has bought one realises that it is borderline
> unique in what it offers and are more than happy with the results....
> >
> > When it was announced there were many people thinking it would be an
> expensive flop/un-needed, however when the results were seen it was a
> different matter ;-)
>
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