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Old 10-24-2009, 01:05 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by underscore View Post
Not quite so, in photography a lot of things are analog ie lenses, with computers it's more digital, more black and white. If the specs are the same but one costs more generally all you are paying for is the brand. Apple is the primest example of this, their hardware in any of their products is no better or more powerful but you pay more because of the name (ex there's an LG phone that runs the iphone firmware better than the actual iphone but costs less).
No, I don't agree with that. A cheap lens will almost never outperform a more expensive one of the same specs. A Canon 35mm f1.4 casts $1500, a Leica 35mm f1.4 costs more than twice as much, and will outperform the Canon in sharpness, contrast and flare control. Is it worth the premium? Only yourself can answer that. To me it was.

Now, you say Apple products cost more, but in my case, the HP product would have cost $500 more for the same specs.
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