Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is basic truth along with humor, in Kyle's post. (But then there usually is.) On 12/17/06 2:16 PM, "Leonard Taupier" <len-1@comcast.net> wrote: > Kyle, > > You're too cool! > > And yes, I for one accept your apology. > > Len > > > On Dec 17, 2006, at 1:23 PM, Kyle Cassidy wrote: > >> A few years back the kind folks in the NY lug invited me to give a >> talk at the Institute for Contemporary Photography. After the >> lecture, a guy from Leica came up to me and handed me his card >> saying "Call me, we could use someone like you" -- I called, he >> didn't call back, and it fell off my radar. I realize now that if >> Leica goes down the tubes it is entirely because I was not more >> persistant about that phone call. >> >> Had they offered me a job, I would have immediately suggested that >> they partner with Casio or some other low-rent company making a 2 >> megapixel point and shoot. We would have pulled one of those >> craptastic cameras apart and glued it onto the back of an M6. It >> would have jutted out about an inch and a quarter from the back of >> your camera and produced mediocre images and if you peeled off the >> LEICA sticker you could probably see "made in china" on it, but we >> would have sold millions of them. All the Leica owners would have >> said "look at this! a digital back for my M3! The world is a >> marvelous place!" they'd take a few photos at birthday parties and >> the back would run out of batteries that they'd neglect to replace, >> but on the shelf, it would look pretty good and people would go >> about their business. Meanwhile, using the massive influx of cash, >> Leica would have instituted my MasterVorkenzee: The Leica Young >> Photographers Program where we would sell re-badged Nikon D70's >> with a Leica R sticker on the front at prices about 30% higher than >> the actual D70 but about 1/4 the retail price of the Leica R10d >> (which is how the rest of us would be buying them), all these kids >> would grow up thinking that Leica was the Shiznitt and right now >> we'd be putting out our third Digital Rangefinder which would >> actually be 12 megapixels, thin as a IIIA, no flair or magenting, >> and it would work like a dream. >> >> sorry i let you down people. >> >> kc >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information