Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/28

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Rags and bones(Attention Herr Cohn)
From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 08:59:35 -0700
 
I prefer transparent aluminum, but it will be 10+ years before its invented.

- -----Original Message-----
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:ramarren@bayarea.net]
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 8:16 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] Rags and bones(Attention Herr Cohn)


>I am also troubled by the plastic components intruding on M-series Leicas.
>In particular, the base of all 35mm film disturbs me. To avoid plastic or
>organic material I suggest returning in photography to time-proven coated
>glass plates. This way we can preserve the material purity of our
>metallurgically pristine M cameras. Herr Cohn: Are you listening?

For shame. Glass is so fragile. I think flexible diamond substrate is the 
only way to go. If we can build space elevators out of it, why not use it 
for film too? 

Oops, we haven't built space elevators yet? Um, hmm, what century have I 
stopped into this time? 

Godfrey