On 5/8/2014 6:02 PM, James Silverton wrote:
On 5/8/2014 11:42 AM, PeterN wrote:
On 5/8/2014 4:37 AM, philo wrote:
On 05/03/2014 02:32 AM, RichA wrote:
Leica's are built beautifully, comparing them to even a top Nikon is
like comparing a Rolex to a Seiko watch. This kind of build quality
would have been a great benefit when people kept cameras for 10 years,
in the SLR days, but does it make sense now or just expensive?

http://www.dpreview.com/products/leica/slrs/leica_t701




Of course a Seiko watch keeps time just as well as a Rolex.


Some people might be impressed with a Rolex or a Leica

but when I see people waste money I kind of think they are dumb...even
if they are quite wealthy.

If it makes them feel better, and they won't starve, I see no harm.

A Rolex watch or even a Seiko may look beautiful inside but it's really
an anachronism. My solar powered Casio, synchronized daily with Fort
Collins, keeps better time. I'm also not fond of beautiful watches that
are unreadable quickly and have unnecessary displays like the phases of
the moon. Why on earth would anyone want to have that information? Louis
Sullivan said "Form follows function" and a watch that does not obey
that is perverse, in my opinion.


I don't own one either. I rarely wear a watch, but if anyone wants to
wear one, I'm kewl with that.

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PeterN