09-18-2012, 10:28 AM
[quote name='Vieux loup' timestamp='1347963137' post='20231']
I have tried to understand the Leica myth for about 40 years and must admit that I still cannot see why one would pay 3 times the money for about 75% of the capabilities of a good "other" camera, such as a DSLR, a FUJI X or what want you. I can equip a D800 with 3 excellent Nikon lenses for the price of the body of a Leica or A Fuji EX-1 with all the 5 lenses announced or available for less than the body of a Leica and have equal or better IQ over a much larger ISO span. Now where is the logic? I could se it if the IQ was clearly better, but it is not, or if the camera could do things no other camera can, but it cannot. So there is only one explanation, you buy the myth and I do not want that myth <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mellow.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':mellow:' />
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Strange question. You can also buy -say- a Ferrari or a Bentley although none of these cars is actually practical or economical.
Such luxury items exist because they've a personal value beyond purpose. And the world would be poorer without them anyway.
Other than that - let's face it - even the mainstream photo market is often way beyond arguments. It is obviously a religious market which can be easily concluded from those brain-dead "brand" war discussions. And you also don't need a 5000EUR setup for casual family shots.
However, let's have some fun anyway.![[Image: tongue.gif]](https://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
I have tried to understand the Leica myth for about 40 years and must admit that I still cannot see why one would pay 3 times the money for about 75% of the capabilities of a good "other" camera, such as a DSLR, a FUJI X or what want you. I can equip a D800 with 3 excellent Nikon lenses for the price of the body of a Leica or A Fuji EX-1 with all the 5 lenses announced or available for less than the body of a Leica and have equal or better IQ over a much larger ISO span. Now where is the logic? I could se it if the IQ was clearly better, but it is not, or if the camera could do things no other camera can, but it cannot. So there is only one explanation, you buy the myth and I do not want that myth <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mellow.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':mellow:' />
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Strange question. You can also buy -say- a Ferrari or a Bentley although none of these cars is actually practical or economical.
Such luxury items exist because they've a personal value beyond purpose. And the world would be poorer without them anyway.
Other than that - let's face it - even the mainstream photo market is often way beyond arguments. It is obviously a religious market which can be easily concluded from those brain-dead "brand" war discussions. And you also don't need a 5000EUR setup for casual family shots.
However, let's have some fun anyway.