Like the rest of you, I suppose, I'm all for brassing when it's earned by honest usage. Buying a new 'pre brassed camera body is more like buying jewelery.
Maybe Ricoh should see what the market is for a pre brassed K3 ! (grin) -----Original Message----- >From: Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> >Subject: Re: The brassing will cost you extra. > >On 27 Feb 2015, at 06:57, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Dario Bonazza wrote: >>> After having put on sale a digital camera that only shoots BW, another >>> one without a display on the back >>> (http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/16/6182703/leica-m-edition-60-announced) >>> and now one that is already worn (so that you won't have to go out and >>> take some pics), they just need to design a camera without a sensor & >>> electronics. They just need to put a shutter to click on the inside, so >>> that you won't have to deal with the crap you took. I bet they will make >>> one soon. >>> Dario >> >> Everybody I know that owns and shoots with Leica cameras are truly >> interested in photography. However, when Leica comes out with stuff like >> the "pre worn" camera, and a few of their other things, it's hard for me not >> to think of every Leica owner as a poseur with delusions of competence, who >> has more money than sense. >> > >It's just marketing and a bit of free money for them. If it helps them to keep >on producing the good stuff that real photographers use then it's ok by me. > >It looks nice, but I'd never buy one because it's faux and that would niggle >in my brain. > >These, on the other hand... > >http://blog.ricecracker.net/2010/02/23/some-well-worn-leicas/ > >B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
