Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BEB336.FFC207A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Buzz Hausner wrote:=20 >=20 > Leica & Omas. >=20 > Does Omas have any special user-qualities? Perhaps better = available-light > writing, silence etc? Unobtrusive writing could be an advantage to > journalists....=A0=20 >=20 > Bernard >=20 Well, Bernard, its sort of like comparing a Leica to a Nikon. Omas pens write beautifully, are unobtrusive, and do not send any special = signal to the public. Other pens, especially the M*** B****, are large and = (to me) sluggish, and speak loudly to the world of their owner. Thus, the = Omas permits me to slip through the world discretely recording my = impressions. Fortunately, Omas is not a unique "niche" product, one may choose from many other fine recording instruments. Regarding journalism, I = will defer to our dear colleague B.D. Colen who is a journalist and really = CAN write. Buzz Hausner - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BEB336.FFC207A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.0.1460.9"> <TITLE>RE: [Leica] Complimentary Anachronisms</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <UL> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial">Buzz Hausner wrote: </FONT> </P> <UL> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" = FACE=3D"Arial"></FONT> <FONT = COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Book Antiqua">Leica & = Omas.</FONT> </P> </UL> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial">Does Omas have any special = user-qualities? Perhaps better available-light writing, silence etc? = Unobtrusive writing could be an advantage to journalists....=A0 = </FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Arial">Bernard</FONT> </P> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Book Antiqua">Well, = Bernard, its sort of like comparing a Leica to a Nikon. Omas pens = write beautifully, are unobtrusive, and do not send any special signal = to the public. Other pens, especially the M*** B****, are large = and (to me) sluggish, and speak loudly to the world of their = owner. Thus, the Omas permits me to slip through the world = discretely recording my impressions.</FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Book Antiqua">Fortunately, = Omas is not a unique "niche" product, one may choose from = many other fine recording instruments. Regarding journalism, I = will defer to our dear colleague B.D. Colen who is a journalist and = really CAN write.</FONT></P> <P> <FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" = SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Book Antiqua">Buzz Hausner</FONT> </P> </UL> </BODY> </HTML> - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BEB336.FFC207A0--