Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/29

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Subject: [Leica] The press now get paid to advertise their cameras?
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Sun Apr 29 21:52:40 2007
References: <4cfa589b0704292044p540d6440j3bec0a40a6d8372c@mail.gmail.com> <5E2A81E6-47E8-48B5-9D26-8F1ACD089DD5@charter.net>

Thanks Slovodan. I guess I'm just getting cynical about this sort of
stuff. Damn it's irritating being constantly marketed to. I hate it.

Adam

On 4/29/07, slobodan dimitrov <s.dimitrov@charter.net> wrote:
> There is usually an equipment pool, free of charge, provided by Canon
> and Nikon at these of events. It's for registered pro service
> photographers. It's really not a big deal.
>
> S. Dimitrov
>
>
> On Apr 29, 2007, at 8:44 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:
>
> > I was watching ABC News coverage of the California Democatric Party
> > convention and noticed a photographer with a Canon with (I'm guessing)
> > a 70-280 f2.8L lens. I KNEW it was a Canon because there was a HUGE
> > "Canon" label wrapped around the lens shade. It looked like a product
> > placement. Another news show, sports this time, and another
> > photographer covering the game with the same label.
> >
> > Is this really product placement? It doesn't seem ethical to me
> > although maybe it was a loaner lens and Canon decided to stick labels
> > all over it. Nevertheless if this is the wave of the future.....
> >
> > I'm curious is all, I guess.
> >
> > Adam
> >
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Replies: Reply from s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan dimitrov) ([Leica] The press now get paid to advertise their cameras?)
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