Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/07

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Subject: [Leica] Walt & his love of the grey card
From: "John McLeod" <johnmcleod@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 21:51:52 +0000

Walt, I gotta come out of my LUG shell to tell you I got a real belly laugh 
out of your post copied below.  Thanks.

John McLeod


Walt wrote:

>Damn, I'm sure glad we got this group to stop obsessing on the 
>"worn" lens caps and "politics" and lens 'testing' and "uv filters" 
>and all that useless crap....this new GRAY CARD thread is where 
>it's AT!!!....I'm sitting on the edge of my chair waiting to 
>hear the next episode.....ESPECIALLY if it includes my hero, 
>BOB SHELL.....the PARAGON of unbiased, professional technical 
>information....I'm hoping to someday be able to photograph 
>scantily clad unhappy/bored looking young women like the 
>ones featured in that ad-rag, Shudder-rug, or whatever it is...!!!
>
>Now all we need is Ed (Leica-hasn't-made-a-real-camera-since-they-added
>flash-sync) ROMNEY to give us lessons on M-repair-with-a-
>weedeater-and-vise-grips!!!...I'd like that.....I already have 
>his WONDERFUL compendium on vintage radio repair with a belt 
>sander and MINWAX......
>
>Do you suppose Bob Shell uses a Mac?
>
>Walt
>