RE: [Leica] leica - collector's or user's camera?

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Well, he may be a friend, but I really feel sorry for his "students,"
because, based on this story, it sounds like he's a real a// h///..:-)

B. D.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Guy Bennett
> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 12:39 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] leica - collector's or user's camera?
>
>
> luggers,
>
> in a way, all the hubbub about the 0 series being a collector's
> or a user's
> camera reminds me of a discussion i had with a friend, a professional
> photographer who also teaches photography at a local university. it was at
> a show of his work about a year ago, after which we spent a moment
> discussing photographic equipment. at one point he asked me what kind of
> camera i used. when i responded: "a leica m6," he said: "isn't that just a
> camera for buff's?"
>
> he obviously believed that the m was a collector's camera,
> nothing more, an
> assessment with which most on this list would probably disagree.
>
> just a thought.
>
> guy
>