After a brief stint as an photojournalist when I was younger, leaving that behind to eventually work at Google, my budget recently allowed me to pick up a Leica

After a brief stint as an photojournalist when I was younger, leaving that behind to eventually work at Google, my budget recently allowed me to pick up a Leica X. I never really expected to love photography again, until I had the chance to use one of these. Its everything a phone isnt... purpose-made, focused with extremely high quality image reproduction. Photography as a documentation process (I was here with these people) will probably be completely taken over by the phone. But photography as a hobby or a form of craftsmanship will never be taken over by the phone. Its a joy to use a custom tool like the X -- and Leica is now making a great deal of profit by selling the 'opposite of a phone camera' to millions of people wanting one. The new Leica Q waiting list is months long and the vast majority of the buyers are likely not professionals. Leica has uncovered for now, a lot of people who don't want to use phones.