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A potentially daft question

Started Mar 28, 2021 | Questions thread
neilt3
neilt3 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,008
Wrong forum ?

British Jonathan wrote:

So I'm new to film. Loving it. And I saw a hideously expensively Leica online somewhere, and now I'm wondering is there a point in the price tag besides desirability?

For digital you're paying for the sensor, image processing, etc etc. "Computer things". But as long as you have decent glass, surely a film camera is sort of just a means of getting a shutter out of the way for the film, isn't it?

(not to knock beautiful cameras in anyway. I understand that and I would love a Leica! Just ruminating on the price tag justification for non-digital bodies.)

The cameras a light tight box .

The lens , film and photographer make the image what it is .

If your interested in a Leica film camera , would you not be better off asking for recommendations on either the film forum for an unbiased response or on the Leica forum for a fanatics response ?

The red dot on the camera seems add an extra few thousand to the price without adding any extra to the camera .

Well made , but are they worth the price ?

Just a thought , as your asking on the Minolta forum .

Minolta did collaborate with Leica on occasion including making a compact M-mount rangefinder and an SLR plus some lenses with them . But I don't think that's what your asking ?

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