Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Single Malt Leicas
From: "Dante A. Stella" <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 19:52:09 -0500
References: <B6E7DE11.1D20%douglas@dysmedia.com>

I think it would have pretty stiff competition from an old Plaubel Makina 67.

Douglas Cooper wrote:

> On 3/28/01 3:19 PM, Leica Users digest expressed the following:
>
> >
> > As to the Scotch issue...While there are some incredibly pretentious
> > people who make a big deal out of their Scotch consumption, single malts
> > are as different from blended Scotch as Cone Piezography prints are from
> > old inkjet printouts.
>
> Or mimeographs.
>
> Me, I favor pretense.  As should all Leicaphiles.  Ours is very much a
> Decadent pursuit (in the sense of Wilde and Beardsley.)  Nothing more
> pretentious than a vintage Leica -- and I mean that in the best possible
> sense of the word.
>
> cheers,
>
> Douglas Cooper
> http://www.dysmedia.com
>
> NO ARCHIVE

Replies: Reply from Dennis Painter <dwp@deltanet.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: Single Malt Leicas)