Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With all due respect, Henning - and a great deal is due :-), I don't really find this anywhere as tacky as the Leica special editions. No one in his or her right mind is attempting to do "stealth" work with a Hasselblad. In fact, I would bet that most Hasselblads that are not owned by dentists are used either in the studio, or are used to do what might be termed "studio work on location." Much of that work is fashion photography, and product shooting that calls for a "stylist's" involvement. That being the case, a "jazzy" colored camera makes some sense - if you can't hide it, flaunt it. The commemorative Leicas, on the other hand - the LHSA black being a partial exception - are designed for one thing and one thing only - for the owner to be able to say, look at me! I'm rich! I know there are people who will disagree with that statement, and have all sorts of rationale regarding collectibility, etc. etc. But in terms of collectibility, the commemorative Leicas are really nothing more than VERY expensive Franklin Mint Elvis plates. At least that's my never humble opinion. B. D. Henning Wulff wrote: > > At 1:47 AM -0400 8/31/01, DBaker9128@aol.com wrote: > >Gosh, the colors are just so fun and they make the cameras look great! Why > >can't Leica do this on their regular production M6's? We at the LUG could ask > >Solms pretty please! I like Cobalt Blue the best! How about you? :-) > > > >http://www.hasselblad.com/press/detail.cgi?new/998991521.txt > > > >Doug from Tumwater > > Suddenly a lot of the special edition Leicas don't seem as tacky. > > Whatever happened to that 'fade into the background' concept? > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com