RE: [Leica] Leica and fountain pens

[Lucian Chis <chis@ece.orst.edu>]

Hi Peter,

I am a car dealer:-)

Lucian

On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) wrote:

> Lucian,
> 
> Sounds like you own a Mercedes......
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lucian Chis [mailto:chis@ece.orst.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 1:20 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica and fountain pens
> 
> 
> On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
> > Lucian Chis wrote:
> > > 
> > > For what it is worth:
> > > 
> > > Here is a guiding principle for getting the best in everything:
> > > Check first the manufacturer that first produced the item (or invented
> > > it)(don't start a thread on 35mm now), while they are around:
> > > Try Waterman first for fountain pens,
> > > Try Mercedes first for cars,
> > > Try Leica for 35mm cameras,
> > > Try Rolleiflex for TLR,
> > > and so on..
> > > 
> > > Lucian
> > 
> > Check them for what?
> > 
> For a fair comparison; the average John Doe out there really thinks Honda
> Accord is the best car there is, Canon Rebel is the best camera, and so
> on, without ever laying a hand on anything else, just because it seems out
> of the price range, and they were TOLD so. Price is not a number, it is a
> state of mind!
> 
> When you grow wise, you figure out the the price you paid on something is
> not what it will cost you in the long run; like they say in our part of
> the world: most of us are too poor to afford cheap things!
> 
> For example, tell me what is the life expectancy of a Canon Rebel? How
> many of these will you have burnt before your trusted M4 has worn out. To
> make the comparison fair, start today with a 30something year old Leica
> and a brand new Rebel |:-)
> 
> Same thing goes in cars, the whole picture includes safety, comfort,
> satisfaction. Do you have any idea what is the price difference between an
> oil filter for a Mercedes or Volvo  and one for Suzuki Swift?
> 
> Like I said earlier, price is a state of mind. Remember the test made 10
> years ago in this country when two groups of people were sold the same car
> at full price and half price, respectively; after one year the first group
> had cars that were like new, whereas the second group was still pondering
> if they should change the oil yet or better to have the first detail job!
> 
> It is really complicated, because we are (some of us) human. We therefore
> keep checking the bumps in our own head and tend to discount someone
> else's trophies:-)
> 
> Lucian
> 
> No archive !
> 
>