Leica cameras

Dolby

Dolby

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I went to browse Digital Experience and the salesman cornered me in the Leica section. He told us the stories of the celebs, famous photos, history, lens process and to be honest, actually got me Googling the camera and restoring faith in Digital Experience once again.

They gave an almost cult like following, have prices that make me tear up and touted as THE camera. But Snapshot and other sites rate the standard SLRs as having better IQ.

Anyone used or own one?
 
Digital Experience by Fourways Crossing?

1. They're stuff is always overpriced and 9/10 you can get a discount.
2. The older camera guy - saw him the first time the other day. Asked about a Panasonic I'm waiting for. Guy sounds knowledgeable but not an expert.

Leica, imo, you pay a lot for a name.
 
Yea I boycotted them about 5 years back ; refused to buy anything... But, knowing I couldn't afford the real Leica, he voluntarily explained everything... Which was cool.

I just didn't get the price - think one body was R120k or so!
 
9/10 "famous" photos were done on run-of-the-mill cameras back in the day. Take one of those and match them up to your standard film camera of 1990, and the latter wins in almost all categories.

James Nachtway to me is the greatest photographer that has ever lived. Yet you can buy that very famous Canon film camera today for R3000. It was $5000 back in the day. Now is the Leica better than that? Who cares, in the hands of an untrained person, who lacks the brilliance of a Steve McCurry, a cellphone is just as good.

Lecia is overpriced, and over hyped. They are good cameras, no doubt, but there are better alternatives on the market for less than half of them. Take the Sony A7s II, it's $3000. Leica M (Type 240), $16 000, and the average model being $7000 or so.

The Apple of camera's.
 
That Leica sold for $1,805,000 - makes the price of the normal M seem relatively inexpensive. :o
 
Having (in my chequered past) used many M-series Leicas: if I could afford a Leica today I would - without hesitation - be using one tomorrow.
 
If I had FU money I'd get one and spend my days wandering the streets taking photos… but I dont.
 
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