Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/04

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Subject: [Leica] Re: QE2 and Leica on postage stamp
From: DouglasMSharp at netscape.net (Douglas M. Sharp)
Date: Wed Aug 4 00:33:33 2004
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We've got the Commonwealth - she sends them out to the developing countries.
Douglas

Dan C schrieb:

>I wonder who does her darkroom work?   or does she just send them out to
>Boots?
>
>-dan c.
>
>At 08:51 PM 03-08-04 -0400, Emanuel Lowi wrote:
>  
>
>>Her Majesty  has indeed been a devoted Leica M user
>>for a very long time -- almost since the start of the
>>M era.
>>
>>While the stamp was issued in 1986, the photo with the
>>M3 and 50/2 in hand was taken back in the 1950s, when
>>she was still quite youthful. But I believe she was
>>using that M3 well into the late 1970s or later -- I
>>have seen photos of her in full maturity at various
>>horse races with that trusty M3 around her neck.
>>
>>Elizabeth II currently uses an M6 classic, in silver
>>chrome. While Lager illustrates a Leicaflex with
>>ERII's logo engraved, I've never seen any evidence of
>>her really being a Leica SLR user.
>>
>>I feel certain that she is not awaiting a digital
>>Leica with any of the enthusiasm displayed by so many
>>LUGgers. Her Majesty simply does not do Photoshop.
>>
>>Emanuel Lowi
>>Montreal
>>
>>    
>>
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Replies: Reply from bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C) ([Leica] Re: QE2 and Leica on postage stamp)
In reply to: Message from bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C) ([Leica] Re: QE2 and Leica on postage stamp)