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Jonathan Ive designs Leica camera for Red charity

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Re: Jonathan Ive designs Leica camera for Red charity

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Post by axman6 »

vparikh wrote: post #36

This to me does not really strike me as some Mr. Ives would have had a large amount of time in, and quite frankly am shocked that he put his name on this. The Leica M has had pretty much the same dimensions and design for since the 50s (save to major departures the Leica CL and the Leica M5). Note that I am referring to the analog film version and not the modern digital M8 and later incarnations design, along with th…

It's also a one of a kind and may never actually be used, but instead displayed in someone's private collection. Who cares if it's not particularly usable, it was not designed to be used from what I can tell.

Re: Jonathan Ive designs Leica camera for Red charity

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Post by DigitalJack »

eCa wrote: post #40
DigitalJack wrote: post #24

I suppose people that buy these will just put them on a shelf, but if not, those perforations are going to fill with garbage.

There will be only one.

Oh, I see now. I misread the part about 550 models thinking it meant they produced and were selling 550 of these.

Re: Jonathan Ive designs Leica camera for Red charity

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Post by vparikh »

axman6 wrote: post #41
vparikh wrote: post #36

This to me does not really strike me as some Mr. Ives would have had a large amount of time in, and quite frankly am shocked that he put his name on this. The Leica M has had pretty much the same dimensions and design for since the 50s (save to major departures the Leica CL and the Leica M5). Note that I am referring to the analog film version and not the modern digital M8 and later incarnations design, along with th…

It's also a one of a kind and may never actually be used, but instead displayed in someone's private collection. Who cares if it's not particularly usable, it was not designed to be used from what I can tell.

That is my point exactly! As you stated, it is not designed to be used. I have huge respect for Jonathan Ives. Steve Jobs is quoted as saying "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." I think Mr. Ives forgot about that when he was working on the Leica. And that is why I am surprised he let his name go on such a poor design
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