Re: [Leica] leicaetiquitte

["Stegmeyer" <upstream1@mindspring.com>]

You nailed it!

Al Stegmeyer  www.upstrap.com
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Timothy R. Kuntz <covbldrs@usit.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] leicaetiquitte


> TWO thumbs up Kyle!!
> Tim K.
>
> > Javier seyz:
> >
> > >I was shooting off a roll in the park a few days ago
> > >and crossed paths with a fellow with an M6. I
> > >pretended not to notice him or his camera and he pretended not
> > >to notice me or mine. I think we both understood each other.
> > >It set me wondering though; Is there an secret Leica salute
> > >or hand signal that should be used at times like this?
> >
> > javier, that is definately a SERIOUS breech of leica etiquitte. i've
> > notified solms and they are sending you a box, please pack your M6
snugly
> > inside and return it for redistribution. the proper confrontation is
this:
> >
> > (leica user A walking along, carrying an m6 and wistling "strangers in
the
> > night" comes across leica user B walking in the opposite direction
> > whistling something off of "Plastic Surgery Disasters" also carrying an
> > M6)
> >
> > Leica user A: Hey! holy smokes! is that the .72?
> > Leica user B: Yeah! Wow! is that a chrome finish?!
> > A: Yes it is!
> > B: That's really nice, i saw a chrome finish M3 the other day, on
lombard
> >    street, some guy with a cane.
> > A: oh, guy with a cane and an M3, that's harry. yeah. he's got a IIIf as
> >    well.
> > B: I have a IIIc, with a 50mm elmar and a squidthorp multifinder.
> > A: I had a broken IIIc once. it wouldn't advance and the shutter
wouldn't
> >    fire.
> > B: That's nice. that's really great. How'd you get it?
> > A: I got it off ebay for $750.
> > B: Nice. So what kind of lens is that?
> > A: This is the 50mm protolux --
> > B: Oh, the f .75? i heard about that!
> > A: A yeah, it cost six thousand dollars.
> > B: Oh yeah, i got the 35 1.1 here, i paid like $3,250 for it. as you can
> >    see, i've got it hooked up to a viseoflex rig.
> > A: Cool. yeah, that's great. so what are you shooting?
> > B: Nothing. I mean, i don't have film in it.
> > A: Yeah, me neither.
> > B: let me give you my card, here
> > A: ah, cool, you're on line, "leicadude212@hotmail.com" that's cool, i'm
> >    "leicadude103@hotmail.com" i'll e-mail you.
> > B: yeah, yeah, i'll send you some pictures of this m2 i used to have.
> > A: woah, cool! i'll send you some scans of a leica brochure from 1972
> >    that someone e-mailed me.
> > B: that would be tops! maybe we can get together, there's a nice tree
> >    in my back yard, i'd like to see how your protolux compairs to my
> >    summalux.
> > A: yeah, cool, i'll bring my 60x schnieder loupe.
> > B: that would be great! we could examine my m2 for microscratches.
> > A: great to meet you!
> > B: it was a real pleasure.
> >
> > (then you may part company)
> >
> >                               kc
> >
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