Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/30

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Subject: [Leica] The press now get paid to advertise their cameras?
From: jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Mon Apr 30 07:33:55 2007
 
It's the opposite of what I'm used to seeing, i.e., guys with cameras on
television shows like "Forensic Files". They usually have black tape
covering the name on on the camera. 

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com
http://400tx.blogspot.com/



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[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Adam
Bridge
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 10:45 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] The press now get paid to advertise their cameras?


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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