Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Oh, c'mon
From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 12:37:24 +0200
 
From: Mike Johnston <michaeljohnston@ameritech.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 1999 01:30
Subject: [Leica] Oh, c'mon


> There were more than 15 million cameras sold last year,
> of which some 450,000 were SLRs and fewer than 10,000
> were Leica M6s.

Of course, both of these numbers are small when you compare them to 22,000,000
disposable cameras sold (if I remember correctly).

> I've owned two M6s. I've shot approximately 600 rolls of
> film with them, practiced my handling skills in the evenings,
> carried them everywhere with me, and written encomiums to
> the M in both the old _Camera & Darkroom_ magazine and _PT_.

You speak in the past tense.  Do you no longer use Leica cameras?

  -- Anthony