Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B. D. Colen wrote: > ...It might well be argued that the only reason Leica survives in the > photographic realm is that it does continue to produce an anachronistic > product - the M - but a product that enough customers highly value and are > willing to pay a premium to obtain. I must say I get real tired of these sentiments. Hasselblad doesn't have AF, but still sells, even the 500 series. So does Linhof, Sinar, Toyo, Cambo and many other "anachronistic" cameras that don't have AF, AE, motor drive, even metering at all. Then there is Pentax 67. How many Sinar P2 compuwizard $35,000 cameras do you think get bought each year? Anachronistic? Is a dump truck an anachronism? No, it is a tool that works for the job it has to do. Just try to sign your paycheck with a Pentium computer! Nope, ya' gotta use an anachronistic ball point pen. You can buy an air compressor, a hose, a nail gun and drive a whole bunch of nails. But mostly a simple hammer is the elegant tool for the job. donal - -- Donal Philby San Diego www.donalphilby.com