Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/15

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Subject: [Leica] B&W LEICA???????????
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:29:09 +0000
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Shame he didn't know who he was talking to. Then maybe...

Good on you,

Peter

On 14/02/2013 23:25, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
> As I stopped to make a HAPPY SNAP.  
> 
> The voice out of the gray cloudy light of day asked:
> 
> "Hey man is that one of those fancy new Leicas that cost $12 Grand and "IT 
> CAN ONLY DO B&W FOR THAT KINDA MONEY?"?
> 
> I figured by the snotty put down tone of voice it was a jerk asking!" :-)
> 
> I responded in a light hearted fashion.... "Yes my good fellow it 
> certainly is and does a magical job capturing amazing images in beautiful 
> B&W!"  
> 
> He?..... "What a pile of crap ! Man I can get 2 Canons and a couple of 
> lenses for 12 Grand and do colour and B&W. You got screwed man!" And made 
> an ugly face you'd like to put a boot to! Or you'd have loved to rip his 
> larynx out just to rid the world of the snotty nosed voice inflections!
> 
> Say's I? "Would you care to see a frame or two?" As I put the camera to my 
> one good eye and clicked.
> 
> Then did a quick set to show a B&W beautiful image. :-) Dang I knew I had 
> this snotty nosed SOB and I was going to stuff him because as I brought up 
> the image he said....... "I bet it isn't as good as shooting B&W film and 
> I know all about that as I've been shooting B&W film for 4 years nearly 
> every day and my "friends" tell me I take really good pictures !" Me in my 
> mind....  "Yep I bet you do!" Gagg ed and nearly barfed! 
> 
> So yep there was my shot looking all nice B&W! A shrug of his shoulders 
> and "UGH not bad! But for 12 Grand I'll still get 2 Canon's just in case I 
> want to shoot colour. Besides it looks like one of those old time 
> cameras!. "YEP!" says I as I walked away and tucked my Digilux 2 shooting 
> B&W back in the bag! :-) "gottcha!!" And smiled! 
> 
> And smiled to myself again thinking....... "the LUG guys &gals are going 
> to love this "Leica spotting story! " Jeeeeeeeeeeesshhhhhh it can make a 
> guy feel so good when yer not having a good shoot day and you get away 
> with a little something like that! :-) 
> 
> cheers,
> Dr. ted.
> 
> 
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Dr Peter Dzwig
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