Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/14

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Subject: [Leica] FYI: Black paintM9
From: leica at web-options.com (Bob W)
Date: Sun Dec 14 14:47:05 2008
References: <4A42E42B-6174-4F70-B3B5-41C9BB322BC2@gmail.com> <C56AF3F8.4673A%mark@rabinergroup.com>

People also buy things for their absence of features. 

> -----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 Mark Rabiner
> Sent: 14 December 2008 22:34
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] FYI: Black paintM9
> 
> People do buy Leica for the specs.
> Its just not the specs other people like.
> Leica specs traditionally would be a cloth shutter.
> That's why we are buying the camera.
> Others want a quitted titanium shutter;
> So they buy Nikons or canons.
> Others want micromoters and Program mode
> Leica buyers want rangefinder focusing and viewing.
> 
> If you compare "features" between an M7 and a Nikon f5 the 
> Nikon has 2000
> features and the Leica has 20.
> So we're not buying them for total features.
> We're buying them for the specs. The specs we like.
> A major reason will always be because you can put Leica lenes on them.
> 
> 
> 
> mark@rabinergroup.com
> Mark William Rabiner
> 
> 
> 
> > From: Luis Miguel Casta?eda Navas <octabod@gmail.com>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:38:28 +0100
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] FYI: Black paintM9
> > 
> > 
> > On 13/12/2008, at 19:50, mehrdad wrote:
> > 
> >> it will cost 10k and it is already obsolete before shipping.
> > 
> > well, except the M3 at their time, all M were obsolete in terms of
> > specifications before shipping. Compare an M7 with an F6 or 
> EOS-1, or
> > even F4, go figure :)
> > 
> > Seriously, collectors apart, I never knew anyone who paid the leica
> > premium just for specs.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I feel better, to hell with photography, art, women, and all
> > E. Weston, 1924
> > 
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