Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/30
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On 30 Jul 97, Jim Brick wrote:
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> This was basically my point some months ago when someone said that they
> were embarrassed to take pictures of villages and farmers in India with
> Leica equipment. I think I responded at that time that the MAJORITY of
> the people EVERYWHERE, do not know what a Leica is. It's just a camera to
> 99.9% of the masses, thugs or not. Run into another photographer, and you
> stand a chance that he will have heard the name Leica.
A contrary story is several weeks ago I was with some personal friends,
One of them saw me photographing away and asked what I was using. When I
said Leica he made several comments about the reputation and costliness of
same.
Some DO know. I prefer not to take the chance.
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Roger Beamon
Naturalist & Photographer
Leica Historical Society Of America
mailto:beamon@primenet.com
Soon as the evening shades prevail
the moon takes up the wondrous tale,
and nightly to the listening earth
repeats the story of her birth.
-- Addison