Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 97-10-24 20:08:10 EDT, you write: << Why on earth anyone would want such an animal is beyond me. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Harrison - There used to be a So. American man here in New Orleans, by the name of Alfredo (Alfredo's Camera Shoppe). He made a lot of money from Gold plating any Leica Camera so desired, of which most were sold to Neiman Marcus. Very few of these cameras were ever used to take pictures but since the Leica had become a STATUS SYMBOL to the _ss-holes of the world, he was merely capitalizing on it. There also was a man in So. Caifornia by the name of "Nudie" who actually had a gold plated Cadillac & his gun shoppe specialized in selling gold plated guns. Please remember that Leitz started this whole thing by gold plating Mod. I (A)s & covering them with reptile or crocodile skin (Luxus). My dear mother wore a gold wedding band & there was a famous Negro Jazz Man that had diamonds set into his front teeth. So far, I don't know of any camera inset with diamonds - but who know what the future brings. Flor Flory