[Leica] Doomed: Leica MP 0.58x

[joelct at singnet.com.sg (Joseph Low)]

             Planned obsolescence is another way of looking at your view of
consumerism.

             This "planned obsolescence" was introduced by the Japanese
after WW II and in

             their onslaught of the mass market - witness the rapid
succession of improved

             models or Mark II of major items they sold from automobiles to
cameras, electronic

             apparatus, TV etc etc

             With planned obsolescence - it became fashionable to throw and
buy new and with

            this fad - the death knell of repairmen was sounded.

             In the world of Leicas - we are fortunate to have the DAGs, the
Sherry Krauters & Malcolm

             Taylors as repairmen of yore - but here you must agree - they
are a dying breed.

             Joseph

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of Phong
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 21:31
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] Doomed: Leica MP 0.58x

Joseph Low wrote:
> I consider them quality tools :)

That, they are Joseph.  But consumerism
is more in the attitude than in the object.
In a destitute area, everything around
is cheaply made, and  there is no throw-away.
In  an affluent neighborhood, plenty of
perfectly made goods are thrown away
everyday.   I see at the dump (now called
"transfer station", perhaps to avoid allusion
to waste ?) in my town all the time.

It is just that that on the average, I see more
consumerism among people who can afford
Leicas or Rolexes.   Not to say that I have not met
some remarkably frugal Leica users.  Not to say
that I have not met many Leica owners who really,
really use their tools.  That, of course is not consumerism.
But buying extremely well made cameras, wood working
tools, kitchen utensils, etc. just for occasional use
is consumerism.

And of course,  I do not mean to imply you are like that
at all.  If anything, I am saying I am part of that consumerism
society myself.

Regards,

- Phong



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