Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/14
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At 08:16 AM 14/11/98 -0600, you wrote:
>I agree with most of these recent posts. I know that as a youngster,
>Nikon and Leica were "pro" tools -- that's what I wanted!! Remember
>the early 70s, lavish F-2 ads? With various pros or "artists" featured
>in the successive months? That provided a fascination with F-F2 that
>I >STILL< have today. The F-3? NOTHING ....
The only F3 ad I saw that used the "pro image" was a battered F3 on
a map of Burma (I think) with a passport, climbing ropes and other
"adventure" props. The catch line was, "We get the worlds worst assignments."
The only time I have seen a Leica used in a photojournalism theme
was in a cigarette ad for "News International" (? European?). It was a
couple of M3's worn by a "handsome" gentleman, dressed for desert warfare,
with his local guides.
The "image" is important....
Greg Locke <locke@straylight.ca>
St. John's, Newfoundland.
<http://www.straylight.ca/locke/>
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"I've finally figured out what's wrong with photography.
It's a one-eyed man looking through a little 'ole.
Now, how much reality can there be in that?" -- David Hockney