Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Age Poll
From: "Barney Quinn, Jr." <barney@ncep.noaa.gov>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 12:32:56 -0400
References: <3.0.5.32.20000705115226.007b0100@mail.greennet.net>
 
I'm 57. Bought my first Leica, a IIIf, in 1965. That makes what, 35 years.
Shot my way through grad school with it. Still have it, still works fine.

Barney

Bill Franson wrote:

> 47 and bought my first Leica with a 50mm Summicron in 1973 as a demo unit
> from Lechmere, which is stamped on the back. It used to be a lovely black
> tape model but now it's naked with an odd tattoo on its backside. I was an
> art student when I bought it and have preferred rangefinders ever since.
>
> Bill Franson
>
> >>Okay Gang...Let's find out.....How about everyone posting
> >>their age? While
> >>we may not be typical Leica owners, we're as close to a
> >>typical group as one
> >>is likely to find....So....
In reply to: Message from bfranson@greennet.net (Bill Franson) (Re: [Leica] Age Poll)