Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't see too many Leicas around here either. I usually carry a IIIc with collapsible Elmar and it gets noticed a lot. One day last week three different strangers wanted to talk about it, and one had a new Sony 828 digicam around his neck. Best was a young French woman in a jewelry store who blurted out "Ooh, is that a Leica? My eyes went straight to it when you walked in. So beautiful -- like an old Porsche, non?" I blushed and confessed that I also used to have an old Porsche. She said "You look like the kind of guy who would have an old Porsche." I realize now that she was just telling me how *old* I looked, but what a charming way of saying it! Quel dommage, mais c'est la vie ... Phil Swango 307 Aliso Dr. SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 505-262-4085 714-908-7846 (fax) pswango@att.net