redisburning wrote: Technician wrote:
I don\'t wanna sound as ignoramus, but that Leica premium \'aroma\' makes the sense and logic fly away from the planet Earth into the open space. Sure, I\'m not their target audience, but if people didn\'t lose the last bits of their brains, they\'ll likely choose CZ Makro Planar instead, just as a high precision workhorse (the key word in this sentence). Even if I were a rich man, I\'ll never put an eye on that chtonic APO-Summicron, no way. For those, who have no collection of legacy Porsches, the dream of hi-end system is fading away and soon Leica-branded tools will cover the shelves of aristocrates or oligarches only.
many touring musicians use PRS and Gibson custom shop guitars. that\'s not including the many who use vintage instruments where 5 digits is the starting price.
if it\'s the best tool, and you\'re a honest to goodness professional who\'s livelihood rests on delivery the highest quality product, you will find a way to afford it.
a Leica isn\'t even remotely comparable to a Patek (as nice a watch as it is). people who make their livings timing things are using computers and clocks costing many, many times more than those watches. but a Leica can legitimately be used as a pro tool.
It\'s the Leica cameras that I have the real problem with, since they are still made up of relatively pedestrian electronic components, and, unlike a Gibson, Rolex, etc., their value plummets as better technology comes around every few years.
The interesting thing about the newer Leica lenses, like this new 50/2, is that they are becoming so technically perfect, that I wonder if there will be a backlash for them being \"too good?\" Solid state guitar amps were expensive and technically fantastic when new, but the old tube technology is still what most guitar players want to this day. Hang on to those 35 Summicron IVs!
May 10, 2012 at 04:29 PM
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