How do you design a camera when its performance as a camera is arguably incidental to its appeal? And how do you manage your relationship with the latest technology when one of your products' selling points is history and a shooting experience untouched by time? The Leica M11 is a fascinating attempt to resolve these tensions, but one that I believe ends up drawing attention to them. It's not exactly a searing insight to point out that the M cameras are luxury goods, perhaps even Veblen goods, w...
How do you design a camera when its performance as a camera is arguably incidental to its appeal? And how do you manage your relationship with the latest technology when one of your products' selling points is history and a shooting experience untouched by time? The Leica M11 is a fascinating attempt to resolve these tensions, but one that I believe ends up drawing attention to them. It's not exactly a searing insight to point out that the M cameras are luxury goods, perhaps even Veblen goods, w...
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