Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/13

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Subject: [Leica] FYI: Black paintM9
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sat Dec 13 22:15:00 2008

I have no care as how the image comes out but only worry about how my camera
looks and a chrome lens on a black camera body kills!!!



mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: <grduprey@mchsi.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:48:47 +0000
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] FYI: Black paintM9
> 
> 
>  
> I also have a black M8, but my 21 Elmarit Asph is chrome, and my 35 
> Summilux
> is Titanium. ?All my other lenses are Black, but then my M6TTL is Chrome. 
> ?The
> color of the lens and body are irrelevant as far as I am concerned, i am 
> more
> worried about the how the images come out. ?But then there are those who 
> tape
> over the Red Dot or the model number or the Leica name. ?I have never
> understood this as it has no bearing as to someone noticing the camera, as
> those who do it claim. ?The only people who have ever noticed my camera is 
> a
> Leica, are other Leica users, and they would have noticed it even if there 
> was
> tape over the name etc. ?How the camera looks is irrelevant, its how it 
> makes
> images that is important.
> 
> 
> Gene -------------- Original message from Nathan Wajsman
> <photo@frozenlight.eu>: --------------
> 
> 
>> Bob,
>> 
>> If I can buy a black lens for my black M for 900 EUR, and a chrome
>> lens (identical condition etc.) for 890 EUR, I will take the latter.
>> 
>> Why am I dismissive of the "look" issue? Because when I show someone a
>> picture, they do not care a hoot whether the lens and body color
>> matched. All they care about is the picture.
>> 
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>> 
>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Dec 13, 2008, at 8:49 PM, Bob W wrote:
>> 
>>> These things are a matter of opinion, of course, but I don't
>>> understand that
>>> attitude. While price and condition are obviously important, and
>>> different
>>> people will prioritise different things, I'm surprised that in a
>>> visual
>>> medium like photography people would be so dismissive of how their
>>> camera
>>> looks - especially where it concerns Leica Ms, which are famously well
>>> designed and good-looking. The pandas lack visual harmony and in my
>>> opinion
>>> are ugly. Other things being more or less equal, why would one
>>> choose ugly?
>>> 
>>> Bob
>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org
>>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman
>>>> Sent: 13 December 2008 18:40
>>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] FYI: Black paintM9
>>>> 
>>>> My new M8 will soon be a panda since the 50mm Summilux I
>>>> bought for it
>>>> is chrome and the M8 is black. What do I care? Nada! Until someone
>>>> convinces me that picture quality is affected by this
>>>> nonsense, I will
>>>> go by condition and price when making my purchase decisions.
>>>> 
>>>> Nathan
>>>> 
>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>> Alicante, Spain
>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>>> 
>>>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>> 
>>> 
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