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… Sigma and Wabi Sabi

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xpatUSA
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Re: … Sigma and Wabi Sabi
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Iain G Foulds wrote:

… The Japanese “wabi sabi” is roughly the inclusion of a deliberate flaw in a masterpiece. A point being to create understanding that nothing in life is perfect.

… As I put my SD14 up for sale, it strikes me that this may be something true about every Sigma camera model. The SD14 is a magnificient camera, with brilliant images. Except that it has a fatal WB/ hue flaw that spoils it for me.

.. Perhaps all the models are deliberately so, in one way or another. Imperfect. Like life.

Interesting post; it rang an immediate bell!

I used to fix watches and am familiar with the term when used to describe 'wear honorably earned' and/or 'less than perfect production'.

Not so sure about "deliberate flaw" - but I am less familiar with the Japanese production/design ethic.

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