Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pascal, I saw the pic and read the comments. This is a little over the top I would say. I bet that any metal chassis camera can be treated that way, as long as you make sure this is done very slowly and without any friction. The vertical stress involved is not as impressive as it may seem. Regarding the bet, can anyone lend me a Porsche and a few old bodies for a few days? ;-) Alan Pascal wrote: > > In the latest issue of Leica Fotografie International (2/99) there is an > article on a trip by Italian Porsche & Leica lovers (what a combination) > to the heimat of Porsche and Leica, respectively Stuttgart and Solms. > > One of the pictures is of a Porsche with one of its wheels standing ON > TOP of an R8. This to prove that the camera is solidly built (one of the > Italian Leica salespeople who was on the trip had bragged about this, so > he had to prove his point). > > Pascal > NO ARCHIVE > > -------------------------------------------------------- > See my photo pages at http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace/ > -------------------------------------------------------- > An Apple a day keeps greedy Microsoft away ! > -------------------------------------------------------- > <<< PGP public key available on request >>>