>>4403565
>tempted to buy a leica film body
what even is the point of a film leica body?
>made revolutionary camera in the 30s
>used by all reporters in the world
>built a brand recognition and prestigious perceptions until the 50s
>tech started stalling ever since and the camera is basically the same
why the fuck would you torture yourself with an uncomfortable camera to hold and operate that doesn't even have the size advantage it had in the 1930s?

Barnak Leicas started out as serious professional tools that packed the latest and greatest technology to allow compactness, ruggedness, and fast shooting. Once their competitors started coming out with SLRs, zoom lenses, good integrated light meters, autofocus, etc., they shifted from being a professional brand to a luxury one.
People forget that Leicas and Hasselblads were expensive because they actually were the best of the best. Now they are expensive only because of their stupid brand name and a veneer of luxury. Since Leica became a company of loser faggots, instead of competing technology-wise, like they did in the beginning, they made up this cope about "keeping true" to photography, which faggots ate up wonderfully.

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Just saw a pixelpeeping comparison between a Leica and a Voigtlander