On 27 Feb 2015, at 06:57, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dario Bonazza wrote: >> After having put on sale a digital camera that only shoots BW, another >> one without a display on the back >> (http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/16/6182703/leica-m-edition-60-announced) >> and now one that is already worn (so that you won't have to go out and >> take some pics), they just need to design a camera without a sensor & >> electronics. They just need to put a shutter to click on the inside, so >> that you won't have to deal with the crap you took. I bet they will make >> one soon. >> Dario > > Everybody I know that owns and shoots with Leica cameras are truly interested > in photography. However, when Leica comes out with stuff like the "pre worn" > camera, and a few of their other things, it's hard for me not to think of > every Leica owner as a poseur with delusions of competence, who has more > money than sense. >
It's just marketing and a bit of free money for them. If it helps them to keep on producing the good stuff that real photographers use then it's ok by me. It looks nice, but I'd never buy one because it's faux and that would niggle in my brain. These, on the other hand... http://blog.ricecracker.net/2010/02/23/some-well-worn-leicas/ B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
