Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/12

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Subject: [Leica] Bill Pierce on the Leica today
From: gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)
Date: Tue Jul 12 20:01:07 2005

feli <feli2@earthlink.net> writes in part:

> On Jul 12, 2005, at 12:38 PM, B. D. Colen wrote:
> 
> But this business of needing a tiny camera to do stealth shooting 
> is utter nonsense.
>  
> I don't know B.D....
> 
> Do you really want to take something like a 1D series or a D2x 
> with a zoom the size of a coffee can, anywhere but a nice safe suburb? 8-) 
> Try
> sticking one of those in your jacket pocket, when you spot some cretin at 
> the end of > the street. 
> 
> The big DSLR may be quiet, but they sure look like one of those  
> expensive reporter cameras you see on the
> Lakers games, which to some people adds up to a good price at the  
> local pawnshop or ebay.
> 
> I think I'll stick with my taped up, chipped vulcanite M's.
> 
Bingo!

Anyone who thinks a large DLSR is as unobtrusive as a Leica M or Leica Screw 
Mount obviously hasn't used a Leica M or LTM camera on the street in a 
while. Maybe with a plant suit, camo, green tape and some bushes?

Regards,

Greg



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