[Leica] But the bokeh is great!

[Brian Reid]

About fifteen years ago I was invited to be a speaker at the annual 
gathering of NYLUG -- the New York Leica Users Group. The meeting was 
held at ICP, whose website at www.icp.org asserts:

     "The International Center of Photography (ICP) is the world’s 
leading
      institution dedicated to photography and visual culture."

There were 15 or 20 Leica Users in attendance. The NYLUG organizer (John 
Lee) wanted to get a group photograph of the attendees. Kyle Cassidy was 
in the group, and he went off to find someone who could take the 
picture. He came back with a person who he said was a senior photography 
instructor there at ICP. Someone provided an M7 with a 35/1.4 Summilux 
on it, and we all gathered in a pose.

It soon became obvious that the photography instructor had no idea what 
to do with a rangefinder camera. I don't remember how we ended up with 
photos--was the instructor suitably instructed, or was a new 
photographer found? Come to think of it, I'm not sure I ever saw a copy 
of that photo.

It's a good thing the M7 had been loaded with film before it was handed 
to the instructor....