Not to mention Leicas were far more accessible in their heyday than they are now - there is a widespread misbelief that Leica has always ...
Not to mention Leicas were far more accessible in their heyday than they are now - there is a widespread misbelief that Leica has always been crazy-expensive, as a justification for their current prices. The Leica M3 was $288 USD in 1955. That's $2560 in today's dollars. New Leica bodies are $7000. The original pricing of the Leica, before they became a piece of jewelry, is in line with modern prosumer cameras, not the $7000 neurosurgeon wrist-decorations they are today. Oh, and the 50mm f/2 Summicron was $159 in 1955 ($1400 today). They are now between $2400 and $8200 . I shoot a M6 also and have some pretty great, old glass. But modern Leicas are status items that are vastly overpriced for what they are.
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- > The bigger problem is the legal system isn't a logical system, it's a social construct.
- As others pointed out, it's hard to say how much copyrighted material the model already contains in the weights.
- Hey all, this is the first time I'm really sharing this.
- its like owning a personal computer in 1986.
- Not at all, actually.
- A car battery with reduced range is still perfectly useable as a storage battery for a PV system.
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> The bigger problem is the legal system isn't a logical system, it's a social construct.
NewAs others pointed out, it's hard to say how much copyrighted material the model already contains in the weights.
NewHey all, this is the first time I'm really sharing this.
Newits like owning a personal computer in 1986.
Not at all, actually.
A car battery with reduced range is still perfectly useable as a storage battery for a PV system.
Here in Argentina we are in permanent summer time GMT-3 since a long time, but we should be in GMT-4.
You should do some basic research yourself.
Not to mention Leicas were far more accessible in their heyday than they are now - there is a widespread misbelief that Leica has always ...
Not to mention Leicas were far more accessible in their heyday than they are now - there is a widespread misbelief that Leica has always been crazy-expensive, as a justification for their current prices. The Leica M3 was $288 USD in 1955. That's $2560 in today's dollars. New Leica bodies are $7000. The original pricing of the Leica, before they became a piece of jewelry, is in line with modern prosumer cameras, not the $7000 neurosurgeon wrist-decorations they are today. Oh, and the 50mm f/2 Summicron was $159 in 1955 ($1400 today). They are now between $2400 and $8200 . I shoot a M6 also and have some pretty great, old glass. But modern Leicas are status items that are vastly overpriced for what they are.
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