Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/12

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Subject: [Leica] Re: other leica lenses...
From: "Roger Beamon" <roger@beamon.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 10:05:31 -700

On 12 Mar 99, 4season wrote, at least in part:

>The Leica M-system is a *wonderful* toy, and like all really
> good toys, shouldn't be taken too seriously!

Toy? Tell that to the craftsmen (and women) who are out there 
earning money with them. Same for the dedicated amateurs who 
spends countless hours with them making images that please both 
themselves and others. 

Tool yes, toy no!
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Roger
mailto:roger@beamon.org

     If we can prevent the government
     from wasting the labors of the people
     under the pretense of caring for them,
     they will be happy.
               -- Thomas Jefferson