Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/25
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If you have money and it gives you the occasional thrill, why not?
Lot's of people buy nonsensical items, that they only roll out a
few times a year, just because they enjoy them.
Life's to damn short to not have the occasional, illogical indulgence.
feli
bampolsk@csc.com wrote:
>
> OK, ladies and gents, It's been a while since I lurked on this list, and
> even longer since I posted anything. So, now I have an interesting
> problem. I have an opportunity to purchase a brand new gorgeous Leica 0.
> I'd really like to buy it. But, I've never bought a camera for the sake of
> collecting (my kit includes an M6TTL, an M5, an M2 and a Leicaflex SL). On
> the one hand, I really love this camera; on the other hand, the chances of
> actually using it are slim to none (ok, maybe I'd run a couple of rolls
> through for giggles just to see what Leica enthusiasts circa 1924 had to
> deal with). In short, it is likely to live in its box, perhaps to be
> brought out occasionally for the sole purpose of paying homage to Oscar
> Barnack. Maybe eventually, I'd even buy a glass case for it. But!! The
> idea of buying a camera simply to collect it really doesn't compute for me.
> Does anyone have any good reasons why or why not to buy this beauty? Other
> than that I love it of course.
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian
>
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