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In Reply to: after further investigation of Leica's site... posted by Dominic on December 12, 2003 at 14:32:03:
Sealed New in Box. Only to use a Canon for everyday work. They lose so much value , once you (leave the showroom floor) open the box.
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This kind of logic is really bad.You buy a Leica for the quality of the images it makes, its ease of use and its reliability.
The following true story is perhaps a better explaination:
Some years ago a wealthy man bought a Stradivarius violin at an auction. He paid a lot of money for the Strad, yet was not a violinist. A person at the auction said, "I guess you are going to put it in a glass case and display it over the mantle." At which point the new owner said, "No, I bought it to play (meaning that he would make the violin available to skilled violinists). "It would be criminal to put this in a glass case and not hear it played." This instrument must be played so people can enjoy the sound that only it can deliver."
Recently, Mr. Irwin Jacobs, the founder of Qualcomm bought a Strad (he paid over a million dollars for it) and he loans it to the concertmaster (first violinist) of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, so the audience can hear this remarkable instrument when the Symphony performs its concerts.
Those of us who have taken them out of the box and used them have found they are great for taking pictures.
I don't get it. They seem the sort of thing (being solidly made and all) that would retain its value like any quality piece of high end audio gear. If you like "upgrading" your camera every couple years or whatever then I suppose you'd have a point; if your implication were true. Which I see no evidence of.
When I think investment, I think long term (like 10, 20, 30 years) reliability, which is where my interest in current cameras just sort of drops dead, along with their auto-focus, and silly shutter release buttons that you have to press twice.
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