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Subject: [Leica] Pretentious?
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Mon Jun 5 07:39:15 2006
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I like Gibson's stuff. Would certainly love to meet a few of his models 
while holding my Lika :-P

Walt

e. nitka wrote:

> I feel bad for Ralph Gibson- looks and sounds cheesy.  I'm not a fan 
> of his stuff - much of which could have been done with a Holga.
>
> BTW sold off my last Leica camera and have yet to be swallowed up by 
> the earth - perhaps because I still own a 90/2.8 - is this enough to 
> keep me on the list?  YES
>
> ernie
>
>
> At 07:39 AM 6/5/2006, you wrote:
>
>> How about a series of Leica Commemoratives
>> The Leica MTL  - TTL
>> The Leica MTL - AF
>> The Leica MTL - Digital
>> Douglas
>>
>> Oh, I forgot to mention the MTL means Much Too Late
>>
>> Jim Shulman wrote:
>>
>>> Reminds me of the limited edition Michelangelo chisel from the Franklin
>>> Mint.  You could keep it in its precious container, or remove it and 
>>> make
>>> your own Pieta.
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim Shulman
>>> Bryn Mawr, PA
>>>
>>> Who wonders why you don't get a frame preview lever for yer five grand.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> B. D.
>>> Colen
>>> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 9:25 AM
>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Pretentious?
>>>
>>> Yup. And typical. It tells you who and what Leica sees as its 
>>> market. And
>>> neither has a damn thing to do with working photographers, nor, for 
>>> that
>>> matter, with photography.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/5/06 9:19 AM, "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> LUG and LEG -
>>>>
>>>> This makes me physically ill.  Can you say "pretentious"?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> http://www.ralphgibson.com/boutique/?%20tm_session=f125ed027ad521d4010f36c0b
>>>  
>>>
>>> e3
>>>
>>>
>>>> 11258
>>>>
>>>> What is Leica marketing thinking?  Barf!!!
>>>>
>>>> Tina
>>>>
>>>> Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA
>>>> http://www.tinamanley.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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