Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/29

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Subject: Re: "Atraumatic" leica straps
From: Adisak Soon Wai Hoe <adisoon@pl.jaring.my>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 13:46:10 +0800

>Dan,
>Now why would you ever want to eliminate those beautiful marks of use?? 
>My cameras are all scratched up.  Like me, they have been overworked,
>underappreciated, battered, sometimes ignored, often let go beyond
>checkup time.  Really, trust me, the scratches help the camera make
>better pictures!   Well, okay, the reality is that when you get so
>excited with what you are shooting that you don't care what happens to
>the camera, the camera starts shooting better pictures.    I'm sure it
>must be something metaphysical.  
>
>Beautiful, mint Leicas are dead Leicas.
>
>Scratch yours.  Go on.  It'll be good for your pictures.
>
>Donal Philby

 Hey Donal!! That's the best piece of advice I've heard so far. Recently,
I've been seeing so many of them here (mint and owned but hardly used) that
a sickly feeling has started to well up in my throat. Your anology of death
finally gives a name to my sickness. 

- --adisoon  
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