Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alex, You are right: Leica would have deserved a place in that consumer's pantheon. More precisely, that is the place of a M3 + 50mm Summicron, I would say... Alan Alex Hurst wrote: > > Hi LUGnuts. > > A long time ago a good German friend of mine gave me a book (translated > from the American into German, I believe), which featured various > manufactured products which were the 'quintessence' of good design and > desirability. > > The Leica camera was not among these, which surprised me at the time. > > Among those that I remember _were_ there were: > > 1) The Zippo lighter (definitely - as a pipe-smoker I use 'em every day). > > 2) The Steinway piano (a hundred maestros can't be wrong). > > 3) The Timex watch (mentioned recently on the LUG) > > 4) Oreo cookies (isn't that some kind of invasive software?) > > My question is: > > Does Leica deserve to be included in this hall of fame? If not, why not? > > Slan > > Alex > > Alex Hurst > Waterfall > Nr. Cork > Ireland > > Tel: +353 21 543 328 (H) > +352 21 270 907 (W) > > Fax: +353 21 271 248 > email: corkflor@iol.ie > Home website: http://homepages.iol.ie/~corkflor/ > Business website: http://www.flowerlink.com/corkflorists