Such as the Leica Lenny Kravitz 'Correspondent' edition M-P.
Far be it from me to yuck someone else's yum but I find fake pre-worn gear, both in the photographic and musical instrument world to be the ultimate form of poor taste.
Mystik wrote:
I think this is typical with LLL's black paint lenses. Paint probably doesn't hold up as well.
It's funny in the guitar world, people pay a premium for nitro finished guitars that will relic much more easily than most modern stuff, which is coated in polyeurathane...which can take a bunch of abuse. People like banged up gear for vintage vibes or a badge of honor owning something that looks like it's actually been played in the field vs sitting at home. New guitars that come pre-relic'd is actually a thing.
Anyway, you now have a premium relic'd 35 APO. You've earned that gash by wearing it on a camera sling ...Show more →
thrice wrote:
Such as the Leica Lenny Kravitz 'Correspondent' edition M-P.
Far be it from me to yuck someone else's yum but I find fake pre-worn gear, both in the photographic and musical instrument world to be the ultimate form of poor taste.
Fake relicing is tacky. Lenny Kravitz obviously borrowed from trends in guitar world.
Real relicing that is earned is pretty cool. I have a nitro finished telecaster that will scuff from holding it funny
Brassed black M bodies are a badge of honor. I just wish in camera world it didn't always turn into a massive depreciation in used price.
The irony is that most people think artificially relicing a guitar is tacky, yet Leica's Lenny Kravitz edition, scratched and brassed from the factory on purpose, sold out in one day. To be fair, Leica made only a small number of them.
That's the irony. Many of us love the look of a naturally brassed M, but we're told that a camera that gets naturally beat up loses resale value (and it does). Meanwhile, collectors will happily pay a premium for artificial wear because a rock star put his name on it.
