Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 10/8/00 9:19 PM, BOB KRAMER at BobKramer@COOPERCARRY.com wrote: > ??? I'm afraid you've lost me here. Why so? The above statement doesn't > seem to make any sense. The reason I turned the query back to you in that way was that I don't have any embarrassment about owning what my many years of experience working for leading magazines and corporate clients tells me I need to do the job as well as I can. You spoke of 'embarrassment' and 'gluttony' at owning more than two so I spelled it out for you as I deduced that you had difficulty justifying owning a substantial professional kit and moreover indicated that my situation was improper. Now maybe all you need to do to persuade your wife that you need more cameras is to start working as a photojournalist in Uzbekistan or somewhere else where Leica's 'worldwide network of service stations' as boasted of in their sales literature falls somewhat short. If you come to China then she might just say 'why not borrow one from Adrian' so that might not help...:^) When I lived in UK and US I managed quite nicely with just two cameras and I even hear of photographers who don't own a single camera yet make a good living: rental can simplify life and accounting a great deal. I even heard of a professor of English literature at a certain English University of some standing whose boast was that he did not possess a single book. Ah simplicity! Bests Adrian (who will be using three Leicas to photograph the President of Coca Cola tomorrow and will hope that they don't all break down at once, in which case it is down to a Contax T2 and my best smile) - -- Adrian Bradshaw Corporate and Editorial Photography Beijing, China tel/fax +86 10 6532 5112 mobile +86 139 108 22292 e-mail apbbeijing@yahoo.com OR adrianpeterbradshaw@compuserve.com Please note my new mobile number (as of August 1st) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com