Ralph Lauren Magazine :: (Leica) Image Maker

[CK Dexter Haven]

http://entertainment.ralphlauren.co....asp?ab=int_120710_RLMAG_SCROLL_LEICA_READNOW

 

[healyzh]

A quote from that article.

"Vintage Leicas are highly coveted collectible cameras that fetch prices in the hundreds of thousands."

Um, Okay, can you say misleading? Granted if someone reads the article they find it is just a few select ultra-rare cameras that will fetch that.

 

[FrozenInTime]

A quote from that article.

"Vintage Leicas are highly coveted collectible cameras that fetch prices in the hundreds of thousands."

Um, Okay, can you say misleading? Granted if someone reads the article they find it is just a few select ultra-rare cameras that will fetch that.

Not to mention the standard they show has lots of blue (copper from brass ?) corrosion leaching out of it seams !

 

[Paul Luscher]

Oh, God. Here we go again. Leica as some kind of trendy upscale fashion statement. No wonder everybody likes to throw brickbats at the "Leica snob."

Hmmm...to paraphrase Sigmund Freud: "Sometimes a camera is just a camera."