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Yikes! Why oh why do they do this
- Thread starter Terry
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jonoslack
Active member
Absolutely leif
and vulgar too
It's the way of all bling!
just keep 'em rolling out if it means we'll get better 'non-bling' kit!
Robert Campbell
Well-known member
"Yikes! Why oh why do they do this?"
Quick injection of funds. It's still yuk.
Quick injection of funds. It's still yuk.
Jorgen Udvang
Subscriber Member
I refuse to buy a Leica until they come up with a Limited Edition "Hello Kitty" version 
Ben Rubinstein
Active member
Must stop puking...
tom in mpls
Active member
Hello Kitty. I like that.
Bingo!
Now you are talking. Leica could then add a couple thousand $ to the price.
If the covering was called "Imperial Capitalist Pig Skin" they could have charged even more :ROTFL:
-Marc (I wouldn't be caught dead with that) Williams
Jim Radcliffe
Member
Sigh.....
This is the kind of thing that gives Leica users, in general, a reputation of being status symbol holders with more money than brains.
The enlightened know better but still, I think this kind of thing really hurts the general perception of the Leica user/owner.
It's gaudy, pretentious and embarassing. I'm sure there will be buyers but I doubt any of them visit this forum.
Couldn't Leica think of a better way to produce revenue?
This is the kind of thing that gives Leica users, in general, a reputation of being status symbol holders with more money than brains.
The enlightened know better but still, I think this kind of thing really hurts the general perception of the Leica user/owner.
It's gaudy, pretentious and embarassing. I'm sure there will be buyers but I doubt any of them visit this forum.
Couldn't Leica think of a better way to produce revenue?
beamon
New member
Re: Sigh.....
Those of us who run in more moderate circles have little concept of how 'they' live. Gaudy, pretentious and embarrassing are pretty subjective; my 'pretentious' being another's 'ordinary' at any given time. Heck, the car I drive today was pretentious (to me) 30 years ago, and it's only a Lincoln MKX. Those guys driving the MB 6 class are the ones with more money than brains.
I'd bet that the photographers considered to have more money than brains are us! Us being those who shoot the 'garden variety' Leicas. After all, much less expensive cameras will take pictures that are thought to be easily the equal of Leicas, not?
Probably not, Jim. Leica has what they have to sell and that's it! If they can gussy it up to appeal to the 'carriage trade' with a small amount of extra production time and money and achieve an inordinate profit, what's the harm?
Those of us who run in more moderate circles have little concept of how 'they' live. Gaudy, pretentious and embarrassing are pretty subjective; my 'pretentious' being another's 'ordinary' at any given time. Heck, the car I drive today was pretentious (to me) 30 years ago, and it's only a Lincoln MKX. Those guys driving the MB 6 class are the ones with more money than brains.
I'd bet that the photographers considered to have more money than brains are us! Us being those who shoot the 'garden variety' Leicas. After all, much less expensive cameras will take pictures that are thought to be easily the equal of Leicas, not?
Re: Sigh.....
Yeah, what is interesting is that the western aesthetic sense is based on interpretations of the Greek ideal ... yet the pristine white marble Greek buildings and statues were actually painted in a manner we would consider gaudy and loud.Probably not, Jim. Leica has what they have to sell and that's it! If they can gussy it up to appeal to the 'carriage trade' with a small amount of extra production time and money and achieve an inordinate profit, what's the harm?
Those of us who run in more moderate circles have little concept of how 'they' live. Gaudy, pretentious and embarrassing are pretty subjective; my 'pretentious' being another's 'ordinary' at any given time. Heck, the car I drive today was pretentious (to me) 30 years ago, and it's only a Lincoln MKX. Those guys driving the MB 6 class are the ones with more money than brains.
I'd bet that the photographers considered to have more money than brains are us! Us being those who shoot the 'garden variety' Leicas. After all, much less expensive cameras will take pictures that are thought to be easily the equal of Leicas, not?
bensonga
Well-known member
Yeah, I guess you're right about that Jono.
If only they (Leica) would do that! If that were the case, I'd say make a diamond encrusted Leica for anyone with the $$$$ to pay for it. :thumbs:
Personally, I'm not asking for much....a re-badged D3 or 1Ds with a Leica lens mount and proper focusing screen would be more than enough for me.
I just don't want to take the drastic step of converting my Leica R lenses via the Leitax adapter for use on a Nikon and not be able to use them on my R8 anymore. I've got the Canon adapter, but focusing with my Canon 5D is not as good as I would like.
Gary
tom in mpls
Active member
Ah, NOW it's perfect! I see an aftermarket opportunity.
