Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you, Dennis - You have reminded people of precisely why Nikon, Leica, Canon, Pentax, etc., began making black cameras in the first place - because the silver body draws too damn much attention to the shooter, particularly when the shooter is in a situation where he or she can be shot at..;-) 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 > Dennis_Thong > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 1:15 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Black or Silver M6 TTL > > > I wish to share my experience about this black or silver M6TTL. > > I work as a photojournalist with a newspaper. I bought the first leica > camera about a year ago. I chose the silver chrome body with a black 35 > Summiron ASPH. The silver body was very beautiful n elegant to the eyes. > > I started to like leica, not just for their lens quality, but for the > quietness of those rangefinder camera shutter n also for its > compactness in > term of size. > > However, during the course of my official assignments, i used the Canon > system which are big n heavy, giving me some back arch problem. > > I only use my leica during my leisure time or when i found something > interesting while shooting for news. And with my leica, i prefer to > photograph people in their living or working environments. > > Even i used a leica, but somehow my subject would notice me photographing > them with this "old designed" n beautiful silver camera. It was a bit too > shiny for the eyes. > > So I decided to pasted some blacktape around the silver body. However, a > silver body is still a silver body. It still gets a bit reflective when > light shines on it. > > After using this silver chrome with black tape leica body, had > missed a few > great shot (due to the reflective surface); I decided to trade off this > silver chrome body, top up some cash, and I got myself a new black leica. > > Now, lifting a black leica isn't that obvious and i managed to get more > interesting pictures without my subject noticing. For me to realise this > adventage of a black body, it costed me S$700. > > So for those who think u wanted a black body, go straight for it. > > Singapore Lugger, > Dennis Thong. > > >