Nodoubtunderstandingthisincreaseddemandforthenostalgicfeeloffilm, andofferingfolksanotherchancetobuyonein a mintconditionifthey'rewillingtosacrificeoneoftheirleftkidneystogettheirhandsonone.
Oneofyourleftkidneys?
Youonlyhaveoneleftkidney.
A kidney.
PeoplelovetheLeica M6, a cloneofthesamecamerathattheyreleasedin 1984.
Asanaside, ifyouloveLeicafilmphotography, givemymanJacobhere a followbeforeheblowsupandyoucansayyouweretherebeforeitwascoolintruefilmhipsterfashion.
Youcanlamentthisallyouwant, but I thinkit's greatthatit's reintroduced a historicbrand, a newwayofshooting, and a returntotraditionforaneraofcreativeswhopreviouslyonlythoughtaboutshootingthesameoldbangers, ormakingthingscinematic, orgettingthatcrispy, epic B-roll.
There's plentyofreasonsforyoutorageinthecommentsaboutwhyLeicasarestupidand a totalwasteofmoney.
I getit.
Foronething, they'refuckingexpensive.
I'vesathereandlecturedyouaboutthefeeling, andthenostalgia, andgettinginspired, andyoumightthinktoyourself, whyonearthwould I pay $5,000 to $10,000 for a feeling?