[Leica] Dior and Leica come across

[afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin)]

Thanks Paul, we are planning to give a good working out in Paris in a few 
weeks

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From: PHC <lists@paulhardycarter.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Dior and Leica come across
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:28:37 +0200

Congratulations Alastair - well deserved. Use it in good health. P.

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On 20 Aug 2008, at 13:46, Alastair Firkin wrote:

> G'day all,
>
> Well, I've just come home from Melbourne. Helen and I were invited  
> to lunch at Vue De Monde in Melbourne to celebrate the Dior/Leica  
> photographic competition. The bonus as some of you know is that I  
> won, and so there was a wonderful presentation of an engraved Leica  
> Black M8, complete with "filterless" 35mm Summarit. Dior was host,  
> and we were entertained by Mette, Kate and Isabelle, who hail from  
> Denmark, Queensland and France. Leica were represented by the local  
> dealers here in Australia by Brian the CEO and Carl (who knows me  
> well!!!)
>
> The "team" made it feel very special. I was very honored and a bit  
> embarrassed, but it was great fun and the conversation was lively  
> and never slowed. The food was great and combined with fine French  
> wine it was a "long" lunch to remember. In addition, Dior threw in  
> perfume for Helen and samples of the Fahrenheit range for me. Adeal  
> threw in Leica badges. I took some images with the new camera, and  
> you can soon see whose black outfit is synthetic. I think the girls  
> will prefer the images Helen made with Olympus :-( Purple is NOT  
> the new black. However, seems with the new camera, I get 2 more  
> filters, so one will have to be E39!!!
>
> Wonderful event, lots of fun. I recommend winning a Dior Leica  
> competition if you get the chance ;-)
>
> Cheers to all
>
> Alastair
>
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