Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/28

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Subject: [Leica] M8 Hits the Big Time - Appears in the NY Times!
From: bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)
Date: Thu Sep 28 19:36:10 2006

Well,  if we're going to be vaguely honest here we'd note that that was
nothing put a product placement, not a review, write-up, article, or
anything else - just filler, pure and simple. But it does suggest that Leica
may have actually hired a PR firm or advertising firm that found the address
of the Times, which is a marked improvement and suggests that someone may be
learning something. ;-)


On 9/28/06 10:26 PM, "Philip Forrest" <photo.forrest@earthlink.net> wrote:

> True, I've never had the desire to hook up a PC cord to my M4.  I don't 
> even
> know if that synch works.  And I've had the camera for several years now.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+photo.forrest=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+photo.forrest=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf
> Of Tina Manley
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 10:19 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 Hits the Big Time - Appears in the NY Times!
> 
> At 10:00 PM 9/28/2006, you wrote:
>> See:
>> TECHNOLOGY   | September 28, 2006
>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/28/technology/28camera.html?ex=1160107200&e
> n=b1d86fdeb5b6b7d1&ei=5070&emc=eta1>ADigital
>> Camera That Accepts Your Treasured Leica Lenses
> 
> Oh, man, are they ever wrong!!!
> "Photo buffs know a few things for certain: it's best to shoot with
> the sun behind you, red-eye can be avoided with the right flash, and
> Leica makes some of the most sought-after cameras."
> 
> If they don't know to "shoot from the shadow side", they don't know
> anything about photography!  I guess we're not "photo buffs"!!!  And
> Flash -what is that?  What do these people know about Leicas? Nothing!
> 
> Tina
> 
> Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA
> http://www.tinamanley.com
> 
> 
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