Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/21

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Subject: RE: Loco for Cocoa Puffs - Re: [Leica] loco for chrome?
From: "Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 10:31:30 -0500

> It's one thing to refinish a beat-to-shit camera, probably in the belief
> that refinishing it may help it live longer. And it's also one thing to
> want a well made camera....But after close to 50 years of the M being
> around, it's pretty obvious it's a rugged camera...And this obsessing
> over should it be chrome, should it be titanium, should it be black,
> should it be black paint, should it be black chrome, sure doesn't have
> much of anything to do with photography, the use of the equipment, the
> skill of the photographer....etc....

Should it work though?  I'd vote for fashion over function, any day ;-)