Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Even at Goodwood the other week with everyone in period clothes and period >accessories such as cameras, I got several guys - of varying ages - say to >me "is that a REAL Leica?"; when I said that it was they were all >fascinated apart, that is, from one woman who thought that her P&S digtal >would take better pictures (because it was newer). >Peter The graphic design students I teach in Lucerne, all grown up with digital gadgets like handies, playstations, gameboys and digicams, are still very fascinated by my M6. They always ask me to borrow it for a roll over lunchtime (and I mostly do it - or shouldn't I?). The coolness factor seems to be quite bigger than for the newest fullframe DSLR... Same to the photography students. Walking around with a wooden plate cameras or a 9x6 folder is as hip as hip can be. Digicams are for the rest of the world... Didier