Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re: chrome cleaning
From: Bernard <5521.g23@g23.relcom.ru>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 21:09:08 +0300

B. D. Colen wrote:

> Intentionally buying a particularly "well brassed" camera is akin to
> purposely buying a 3-year-old car with 100,000 miles on it. Why would
> you possibly want something that you know has had a tremendous amount
> of wear?

Nah... you didn't really read my message, Doctor: I tried to get around
that problem and was pondering the possibility of having a new camera
"brassed".

> If one is really so interested in having people think that one is a
> hard working photographer who has dodged bombs and nightsticks, go buy
> a camera in the best condition you can find and rub the finish
> off...then you'll have the best of both worlds - a camera you know is
> mechanically sound, and a way to fool people you want to fool....

See above. And I don't want to fool anyone; it makes it easier to be
careless with the gear and thus get better shots.

Bernard