Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry, should have warned you about the anti-tape flamers. I use tape to downplay the Leica mystique, to avoid distracting would-be subjects with the flaming red bindi, and to remind myself that, despite all the hype around the marque, it's just a damn tool. Funny, every time I see an M6 (especially a good photo, on glossy magazine paper), I get a form of jittyery gear-lust, despite the fact that I've owned and shot one extensively for the last year. Weird. I got the same reaction the first time I drove a convertible (at the age of 16: an Alfa Romeo Spyder Velocé). Ten years of driving a 73 VW Thing seems to have cured the cabriolet jitters, although I still love the Thing, and it makes me smile every time I put the top down.... Anyway, the tape helps allay my conscience at casually toting around such a revered and holy icon, and turns it back into a tool again so that I can use it for its one true purpose.