I am not an Indian expert, but I can tell an old motorcycle from a new one, and a Harley from an Indian engine, most of the time. I do believe that it was a real, old Indian. Maybe it is still there? I saw it in the fall.
Vincent Kluwe wrote:
Btw don't we have the same mentality? We are paying & playing for / with toys, which are completely anachronistic, if you want so. We are dedicated to lenses, which others don't even remark any difference to modern lenses and leave them shaking their heads about our misguided fashion. And not many photographers are willing to invest such painstaking efford to work out the subtle qualities of our lenses.
Yes, I think many hobbies are quite similar in this respect. Coffee, cars, motorcycles, photography. The latter is cheaper though All my photo equipment value added up gives a number which makes my girlfriend unhappy, but if I were to sell it all and buy a car, I would not get much more than a new mid-level Golf...
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