On Apr 13, 2011, at 12:48 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > MARK! > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > >> The stereotypical Leica owner does have a reputation for being a Puts, >> though it's usually spelled a little differently.
It's actually fairly common that owners of high quality gear tend to fall into two groups. Those that spend the money because they need the quality, and those that buy the gear for bragging rights. There are also a few people that may not actually make full use of the performance, but buy the equipment from an aesthetic appreciation of the quality. The same is true of cameras, cars, tools, and probably sewing machines, dishwashers and vacuum cleaners. Of course, very few people actually think that they spend the extra money just for the snob appeal, they usually think that they're making use of the performance, or at least out of appreciation of, dare I say, the craftsmanship. I can't help but wonder if Pentax owners have a similar reputation for annoyingly bragging about how our cameras perform as well, or better, than other brands, but cost so much less. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
