Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/08

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Subject: [Leica] Worn cameras
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 13:15:14 -0400

I have a battered R3 Safari with much brassing and a few dents. While I
wouldn't describe it as beautiful it does have a quality I call dignity. A
machine that has been well used and continues to perform properly deserves
respect.

Ken Wilcox

> I have a spare black M6 that
>is still new but don't like using it as much as my user M6.  I once saw a
>black M4 (I think) that had much of the black paint worn off exposing the
>brass underneath. It was beautiful.  I must have a sick sense of beauty.
>The worse it looks, the more it appeals to me.  It must be a "Leica
>Disease." 

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