Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] chrome body, black lens
From: debugger <debugger@jps.net>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 10:33:14 -0800

Sorry, but it doesn't.  I won't hesitate to use it, but I won't say it's
pretty.

Some people have been suggesting that I shouldn't even be concerned about
this color combination issue.  That it's the quality of the pictures that
matter.  I appreciate the quality of the lenses and I really don't mind
using an ugly camera.  I bought a new M6HM for my Noctilux.  The first thing
I did when I got it was "uglified" the thing.  Put electric tape and velcro
in strategic spots where I wanted to improve the grip.  I think my beat-up
M4-P was better looking than my new M6HM.  The more beat-up a camera is, the
better it looks, IMHO.  It's ugly, but it looks good, if you see what I'm
saying.  Now a chrome lens on a black body is ugly, and it doesn't look
good. <g>  But again guys, I'd use it ok?  And it doesn't *matter*, really.
But I wanted to know, just for the heck of it, what people thought.  And
yes, I have arrived at my own opinions.  I'm asking the group anyway, just
like you'd ask someone what he thought of a movie you both saw.

Ben


Martin V. Howard wrote:

> TEAShea@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > The only bad looking combinations are chrome lenses on black [...]
>
> Check out: http://www.komvux.skola.mark.se/hp635.htm and then tell me
> that the chrome lens and black paint M2 doesn't look simply gorgeous!
>
> M.
>
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