Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That seems to be the fashion of the hour. Have you seen some of the new Rolex released recently? They look like a US$15k garish, multicoloured Swatch! https://www.rolex.com/watches/new-watches/new-oyster-perpetual As they are huge advertiser with a huge fan following, reviewers have to gush over this! ? Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 10:52?AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Sure, but the previous ?special editions? could at least make a claim to a > touch of class?a king there, a national anniversary here, all somewhat > discreetly engraved on the top plate of an otherwise normal-looking M6. But > this? It looks like a toy camera. Pure Mickey Mouse. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > photo at frozenlight.eu > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > > On 31 Mar 2023, at 06:49, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > > Photographers have not been Leica's primary target market for a few > decades > > now, so they come out with these editions. It is completely > understandable > > - they are a small company, and have to milk any niche market to the > > fullest in order to survive. > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 9:51?AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > > > >> In the past, we used to make fun/marvel/be horrified at various Leica > >> special editions, some completely obscure (Thai king, anyone?). But > now, in > >> the digital era, a new low has been reached: > >> > >> > >> > https://leica-camera.com/es-ES/photography/cameras/q/q2-disney?utm_source=CRM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fleica-camera.com%2fes-ES%2fphotography%2fcameras%2fq%2fq2-disney > >> . > >> > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Nathan > >> > >> Nathan Wajsman > >> photo at frozenlight.eu > >> > >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > >> http://www.greatpix.eu > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu > >> > >> ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information