I'm no photog and I know many of you peeps in here are pretty hardcore/experts...So, gotta ask: What's the hype with Leica? Is it legit worth it...? Most threads in here go between Sony, Canon, and Nikon. Maybe Olympus. But, we don't seem to talk much about Leica.

I only know of them because for some reason, Leica seems to go hand-in-hand with timepieces and I dabble in the nutbar latter world and always seem to see a camera from that company posed with a watch.

 

Leica is up there with Hasselblads of the world and at a different level than the Prosumer Sony/Canon/Nikons of the word.. I'd consider them one of the more Elite brands and more expensive, hence why people don't talk about it as much.

 

I friend of mine used to own a Leica and apparently, once you sign up for their magazine subscription, you get it for life, because to this day, they send him a copy every other month, he'll browse through them and then gives them to me, they make nice coffee table decorations

But seriously, I look through them and while the images are nice, I really think that "Leica look" can be done with any brand camera, but you just gotta know how to edit.

 

Luxury Brand. People buy them for the same reason they buy a jaguar, ferrari, etc.

 

Leica is a bit of a lifestyle and experience. They are rangefinder style cameras. Very simple in what they do without a lot of tricks or toys. Their glass is generally hailed as the optically best glass you can buy (in most cases). And, yes, you pay for that luxury.