Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Martin Howard wrote: > >> First off, I don't think that it's necessary to justify the purchase of a >> Leica anymore than the purchase of anything else. We live in a consumer >> society. > >We do. > >> So (and this is where we break from our previously formulated >>epistemological >> efforts), how do *you* deal with this? > >I own $15,000 in Leica stuff. $10,000 in Hasselblad. $3,000 in assorted other >cameras. $5,000 in studio light, plus accessories. Oh, and some $3,000 in >darkroom stuff. What's there to justify? All that money put together still >won't >buy you a good car. I take loads of pictures, and that makes me happy. Sorry, >but that's all there's to it: me and my happiness. The same is true for >all you >people, pro or amateur; you own much more than you strictly need. Soothing >your >conscience by throwing a dime at the bums, or at children in Guatemala doesn't >change the fact that we are all egocentric people. Face it and deal with it. > >Bernard. Crude, but completely correct. * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com