I agree with you, Godfrey. This story is very much the same as the
dispute between SMC FA 50/1.7 that dear friend of mine bought for me for
USD 140 brand new back in 2002 and SMC FA 43/1.9 Limited that was being
sold at the time for probably 3 times this figure.
The differences were there one I bought the Limited lens and could
compare first hand. And the design of Limited lenses was praised on this
list a lot. Let me only add that the praise was absolutely rightful.
I hope that within a few days my Zeiss Biogon 25/2.8 will arrive here.
Granted it is not Leica, and granted I couldn't convince me I should
afford one, so I chose Zeiss, I am looking forward to it. It is said to
be extremely sharp plus having this 3d rendering that I quite like.
So - yes, I admit - I want (to try) Leica. It fascinates me and I want
to see what kind of photographs I could with this gear.
And no, you did not annoy Ricoh-Pentaxian me.
I think that the real proof of the Leica T will be in the pudding. So
let us wait and see how the pictures will turn out. It would seem that
Fuji has started a tradition of seriously high optical quality kit
lenses for their cameras. I wonder if Leica's will follow through
properly here.
As for your comment Tim. I am thinking that a person driving Mercedes
A-class instead of Hyundai I30 (<-- this is the car I drive nowadays)
screams far louder that they burned some more money already. But why
would it bother me? It won't. I am 100% happy with my car.
On 4/24/2014 9:16 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I can never understand all the whinging over Leica prices. Sure, the
T is pricey—what's the big deal? No one forces you to buy it. The
issue seems to be that everyone one WANTS a Leica, they're just not
willing to pay the premium required.
Why? Well in my experience, Leica simply makes better cameras than
most of the other guys. The fact that they charge for them is a point
of aggravation to those who want one but can't afford it.
I've got five Leica bodies and fourteen Leica lenses. If I had to
sell all of my camera equipment, they'd be the last things to go,
excepting the Hasselblad SWC.
I'm sure this will annoy the Ricoh-Pentaxian-Fujistis on this list,
but I've got my fireproof suit on (permanently), flame away... :-)
Godfrey
On Apr 24, 2014, at 11:00 AM, Tim Bray <[email protected]>
wrote:
They managed to preview the new Leica T without mentioning the
essentials: “less for more, in a really cool body, and everyone
will know you’ve got money to burn”
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