Purist: a word used to describe a type of photography buff who believes truly artistic picture-taking is found only in the old-fashioned, simple approach. Images are always black and white and cameras are always mechanical, and preferably Leicas. None of that electronic stuff, thank you very much, and digital is sacrilege.
Here's something to mess with the heads of those throwbacks. The Minox Digital Classic Camera Leica M3 looks like an old-style Leica M3 in miniature; in fact it's a 1.3 megapixel digital camera. The lens is fixed focus and the camera is made in Taiwan, so don't expect stunning quality. But you'll certainly turn some heads when whipping out this little bit of retro kit on your next junk trip. The Minox is available for $2,700 from A&A, Shop 123, Pacific Place, Admiralty, tel: 2845-3633.