Is the ME ugly?

Is the ME ugly?

  • Strongly disagree

    Votes: 108 26.9%

  • Disagree

    Votes: 114 28.4%

  • Agree

    Votes: 116 28.9%

  • Strongly agree

    Votes: 63 15.7%
  • Total voters
    401
"sandpaper" leather on original M8 was aesthetic mistake Leica made with their regular M's, IMO. pic above, cannot understand why slight change on dark color tone and silver dials are jumping on some peoples faces all the sudden. everything else remains same. if it was pink, I might be joining them on boo-crowd :)
 
That's like saying Grace Kelly was butt-ugly when she painted her nails in the wrong colour.

+1 for "I don't understand what the fuss is about".
 
I like the color. I personally don't like the contrasting silver/chrome knobs — I wish they were black, but that's just my own preference. I guess I'll have to wait for the ME-P. ;)
 
crispy12 said:
This is exactly what I think as well. I'm thinking of getting one too.
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Exactly my thoughts, although I'm not in the market for a digital M just yet, but if I was....

I must admit that I've only seen pictures of the M-E and would love to see it in the flesh so to speak, just to confirm my thoughts on the colour scheme, but so far I really don't mind the grey at all. Horses for courses.......
 
D.J. said:
Eh?
That's not what you wrote in AP this week.

"The Final Frame

[FONT=Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif]The aesthetics of cameras transcend mere functionality, says Roger Hicks, which is why we should care what they look like"[/FONT]​
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OK, as a result of others' posts, I'm beginning to understand.

The question is, "Do you dislike the colour?", which I would have thought was a completely different question from "Is the camera ugly?" I mean, I recall a green Ferrari drophead with a yellow interior: a hideous colour combination, but still a very handsome car. THAT was why I didn't understand the question.

As for the colour of the M-E, I can't get excited about it. Anthracite/slate is fine by me. Some colours 'work' -- I like my olive drab Bessa R2 -- and some don't: who else remembers the gold-coloured Pentina?

Cheers,

R.
 
I like it. Both the colour scheme and the silver controls are to my liking, and it will look great with both silver and black lenses.
 
I thought it looked kinda ugly until I saw one at work today. I think it would look better with a black shutter release button, shutter dial and flash shoe.
 
results after 22 hours

results after 22 hours

Quite inconclusively, this survey shows that RFF members are somewhat inconclusive in regards to the looks of the new Leica ME. (Ha. Pretty much like someone suggested earlier in the thread.) Of 161 responses on the one Likert-like item, 28% responded "strongly disagree," with 32% indicating "disagree," 21% "agree," and 19% "strongly agree." Thus, almost 60% report that they think the ME is not ugly. Furthermore, with this convenience sample, the mean response was 2.32 (Standard Deviation=1.08), also suggesting the slight bias toward the camera being not ugly.
 
ramosa said:
Quite inconclusively, this survey shows that RFF members are somewhat inconclusive in regards to the looks of the new Leica ME. (Ha. Pretty much like someone suggested earlier in the thread.) Of 161 responses on the one Likert-like item, 28% responded "strongly disagree," with 32% indicating "disagree," 21% "agree," and 19% "strongly agree." Thus, almost 60% report that they think the ME is not ugly. Furthermore, with this convenience sample, the mean response was 2.32 (Standard Deviation=1.08), also suggesting the slight bias toward the camera being not ugly.
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The problem is, only 2.8% of people actually have empirically resolved Good Taste. So, the responses must be weighted toward that factor.
 
CK Dexter Haven said:
The problem is, only 2.8% of people actually have empirically resolved Good Taste. So, the responses must be weighted toward that factor.
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Love that. Indeed, quite inconclusive, as noted. Regardless, fun to roil the waters per ME looks. Now, if I could just figure out if I should upgrade from an M8 or not (which, perhaps ironically, has nothing to do with camera looks ... Instead all with image and process) ...
 
i voted "strongly disagree", because i strongly disagree to the question.

not the camera can be ugly, or not ugly. it is only a camera!
it is the beholder's opinion of the camera being this or that. and isn't it idle and futile to discuss opinions?

well, then this forum is idle anyway, as it is mainly made of idle discussions of opinions.

yawn.
s.
 
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