Re: [Leica] Features or basics

[Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>]

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> Saying that the Lecia 0 is for people who wish to rediscover 20s style
> photography is like saying that the M6 Gold Thailand is targeted at people
> who wish to discover the challenging joys of photography with a camera
> containing a precious metal.  The Leica 0 is a collector camera, the
> marketing enthuses about accurate reproduction, finsih and materials.  These
> are not important things to a user. I would be happily surprised if I
> actually found somebody using a Leica-0, there will indeed be things to
> learn without a rangefinder and with just a 50 lens. Sadly I don't think any
> of them will ever have much film through them or be jammed down the front
> pants pocket the way that a user Leica SM will be.
> 
> Jonathan Lee

You've got a point in you last post about a IIIA being a better deal but people
are going to be shooting with this camera. As a collector it's not really
authentic enough.
Mark W. Rabiner
:)