Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/10

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]
Subject: Re: Black or Chrome?
From: Donal Philby <donalphilby@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 08:01:03 -0800
 
D Khong wrote:
>  I'm looking for opinions on
> >whether to buy a black or chrome M6.   I'm looking
> >for ideas.

Do what we did in the 60s and 70s, buy whatever you can afford and spend
a couple hours putting black electrical tape all over the camera.  It
protects the body from scratches, makes the camera look less valuable,
and you can feel part of a tradition of devil-may-care photojournalism.

Donal Philby
San Diego