I think "presitgious" is used here to mean "premium", "luxury", "high end", etc. etc. etc.
But as it's always been, premium brands still produce clunkers and even when they do not, it's a game of exponentially diminishing return on investment. Except bragging rights. Meh.
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Originally posted by cpk When I returned to photography after a break of about 10 years I bought Leicas because I wanted to do available light photography and they were the best at that.
But this is in fact at least slightly a result of "buying in"... 'Leica is the best for availble light photography' is statement that is difficult to quanitfy, and even if true, it's true by the slightest of margins. But wanting to have "the best"... there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. There's no arguing that a the *feel* of driving a Mercedes differs drastically from a Subaru, and there is something to that. Premium ownership, having the "top-of-the-range" is something many want from the get-go without truly understanding what it is they're paying for beyond the knowledge that "it's the best".
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Originally posted by cpk If someone really knows their cameras...
That's it exactly.