[Leica] Re:dear god - he's got b.d.colenitis!

["Don Lawrence" <donlaw@ev1.net>]

Hi Kyle,

And I thought the lower abdominal pain was from eating too much of
my sister's Christmas feast.
Look for me in the FOM2 project, where the M5 will find its first
assignment.
Then there is the fast food drive through project.....

Promise I won't photograph any cutters (with the possible exception of an
OR).

I do already have a M6 (classic not ttl). But it may go on the
selling block to finance the further expansion of my current two lens
system.

Don't be too harsh on Stephen, at least allow him the use of a M5 on the
weekends.

As for the strap, well it was a naive question but I will accept your
suggestion
as a workable solution.


Don


> Subject: [Leica] dear god - he's got b.d.colenitis!

> stephen has alread been disciplined
> for this and is now only allowed to shoot with a QL-17 until march.
>
> for what you're going to spend on an M5, you can get an M6 which, bottom
> shooter line, is easier to get fixed when it breaks. (cute two lug and
> crazed swing-out metering design aside.)
>
> but now that you've got one, you're, well, stuck. the only way out of this
> PIT is to produce some amazing photographs. after such, we shall forgive
> you (and some lugger will offer you a bizarre amount of money for your m5,
> which you should take, and buy an m6 ttl).
>
> not one to get "snippy", but start cranking out those photos, i've written
> your name down in my little book of people to keep an eye on. (hairy
> eyeball turns left and right, seeing all.)
>
> we'll quite expect to see some results soon.
>
> kc
>
> p.s. this bilge water is pretty good, i can hear all the colours!
>
> p.p.s. don, if you shoot "family matters" with your leica this weekend,
> that's grand, though be forwarned that none of them will count towards
> your total. keep them in the family. then find a "project" and start
> working on it. acceptable projects include:
>
>   1) my hometown
>   2) someone elses hometown
>   3) children who __________.
>   4) people who ____________.
>   5) highway _______________.
>   6) things people will do while drunk.
>   7) rainbows over the capitols of countries in europe.
>   8) flappers and philosopers.
>   9) people i meet on the street.
>  10) soldiers / witches / daredevils.
>
> homeless people are NOT acceptable unless you live on the street for a
> month. also, please do not start photographing cutters unless you want to
> do some serious arm wrestling. birds are taken also, i think, as are third
> world doctors.
>
> p.p.p.s. you asked about the proper strap for the 3 lug version. for such
> a question normally 50 lashes with an OEM iiic leica strap is in order,
> but 50 lashes would damage a strap to the extent that it must move from
> mint + to only mint so you get off easy. the proper strap for the 3 lug
> version is a piece of butchers twine, tied off in a bowline on each end.
> barring that, you may use a bit of upholstry cord or twisted piano wire.
>
> kc