Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 02:22 AM 7/22/97 -0400, you wrote: >Hans, > >>>Was Leica really showing their products there?<< > >yes, they had an exhibit in the rooms of the Leica Akademie. It was sort of >hard to convince them to lend me the new Summicron ASPH for a few test >shots outside, but finally they gave in. > >Carsten > Interesting. Back in the 70's I was using Alpa cameras. I visited the factory in Switzerland and got an immediate audience with the owner, Samuel Bourgeois, and his son, Benjamin Bourgeois. Their idea, not mine. They first said "how long are you going to be in this area?" and I answered "three or four days," they then said "good, take ANY equipment you want to use and use it. Bring it back when you are ready to go." Talk about Mana from heaven! These people were gracious and trusting. I had a GREAT time. Jim