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 Re: Why are Leicas so expensive? | |
Some scattered thoughts:
I drive a non-Veblen 2014 Toyota Tundra, the absolute 6-cylinder base model. I hope to get at least another decade of service from this vehicle. We live in a flood-prone area, and our wildlife photography does take us into remote areas, so, the ground clearance is a desirable feature. Why a pick-up truck? I use it to haul building materials, for our aging home, and my mother’s aging home. Simply practical/tactical.
My watch is an iPhone 13 Pro Max. I can appreciate a nice time piece, on my wrist, but, when I noticed that my Omega Seamaster and my first DSLR were scratching each other, ‘way back in 2010, well, the watch was sold, to help finance my next Canon L lens. Simply practical/tactical.
My iPhone 13 Pro Max is not a base model, but, with the iPhone 16 already extant, as I type this, it is apparent that I do not upgrade with each generation. I actually bought this one Certified Pre-Owned. The “Pro Max” part is so that my aging eyes can see the screen, and so my clumsy fingers can actually type on it. Simply practical/tactical.
OK, so, the Summilux-M 50mm ASPH, the lens which I bought pre-owned, in April 2024, to begin my Leica experience, was/is not a practical/tactical choice. I had recently retired, and wanted to “be good to myself.” Very Veblen. At the moment that I made the final buying decision, I did not yet know which camera I would acquire, upon which to use the lens. (I had test-shot with the lens, on pre-owned and demonstrator M9 and M Type 240 cameras, during multiple visits to Houston Camera Exchange, a Leica dealer. The M10 was extant, but still rare, in the wild.)
By happy coincidence, Houston Camera Exchange had just finally finished fulfilling their M10 waiting list, and had two freshly-delivered M10 cameras available, for sale, on the day I decided to buy my Summilux. Very Veblen, yes, but, not unlike a Homo habilis hand axe, so, well, practical/tactical, no?  One may have to “buffalo*” a thief, out there in the real world…
*In the USA’s “Old West” era, late 19th and early 20th Centuries, a lawman may well elect to use his duty handgun as a field-expedient bludgeon. “Buffalo” was used as a verb, in this context.
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