Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/13

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Subject: Vs: [Leica] Leica Camera of the century? Why!
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 17:50:06 +0100

No - not Brownie but the original Kodak of 1888.
All the best!
Raimo
photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen

- -----Alkuperäinen viesti-----
Lähettäjä: Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) <peterk@lucent.com>
Vastaanottaja: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Päivä: 12. tammikuuta 2000 22:47
Aihe: RE: [Leica] Leica Camera of the century? Why!


>Actually, it should be the Kodak Brownie, Ford Mustang, McDonald's, and
>probably Gone with the Wind as the most enduring with the Wizard of Oz a
>close second.  
>
>Peter K ;-)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Guy Bennett [mailto:guybnt@idt.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 1:03 PM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Camera of the century? Why!
>
>
>>Granted Leica has been around longer, but it would seem
>>logical that more photos were generated with Nikon than with Leica in the
>>last 2-3 decades?  So then why Leica?
>
>
>according to this logic, honda would be the car of the century, mc donalds
>the restaurant of the century and __________ (insert latest spielberg or
>schwarzeneger movie) the film of the century. sheer numbers do not equal
>historical significance. not even in the u.s.a.
>
>guy