Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Van Riper on Leica
From: "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 01:43:26 +0200
References: <200107272047.QAA13942@tigercat.pwj.com>

I agree with his comments.  I just hope that Herr Cohn and/or those who follow
him never do anything to mess things up.  The way I see it _nothing_ needs to
change at Leica.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: <shino@ubspainewebber.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 22:47
Subject: Re: [Leica] Van Riper on Leica


> what a nice column.  i'll give everyone a taste:
>
> -rei
>
>
>  "Very simply, the Leica M6 is the most beautifully engineered, most ruggedly
>   built, quietist, sharpest--oh hell, sexiest--camera I've ever held in my
>   hands."
>   ...
>  "This is a camera that insinuates itself into your life, so elegant and
>   unobtrusive is it.  Already I carry it with me almost every day."
>
>
>
>
> > From: Shel Belinkoff <belinkoff@earthlink.net>
> >
> > In case you've not read this:
> >
> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/galleries/essays/072000.htm
> > --
> > Shel Belinkoff
> > mailto:belinkoff@earthlink.net
> > "Why should I use a meter?  What if the darn thing broke on me
> > when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do?"
>

Replies: Reply from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Van Riper on Leica)
In reply to: Message from shino@ubspainewebber.com (Re: [Leica] Van Riper on Leica)