Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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