Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]IMHO magazine tests, whether photography, audio, automotive, appliance or anything else are useless as t*ts on a boar hog. All they do is mislead people. How do you test or describe what a unique experience it is to drive a BMW or to listen to music using high end tube gear or to observe the subtle but quite obvious beauty of Kodachrome slides taken with Leica lenses? How do you quantify the investment value of something? I've owned several versions of the Nikon F and about 20 Nikkors. I no longer have any of that stuff and it cost me a fortune to own it. My M3 was expensive when I bought it in 1966 but it, like my 1976 SL/2, has proven to be an incredible bargain. Best Buys are almost always lousy investments. Bud