Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] How to get comfortable with my Leica?
From: khmiska <khmiska@umich.edu>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 15:39:08 -0500
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Tristan,
Man, you've got the Ferrari of cameras. Drive it hard and fast. Nobody
on the street is going to know that your M6 costs what it does. The
average guy/gal on the street has no idea whatsoever about photography
much less any idea of what a Leica is. When my wife and I travelled in
Italy last Spring, my M2 and my Rollei TLR spent more time out of the
camera bag than it. You bought, enjoy it, ignore the unwashed
multitudes. Like I said, it's like a Ferrari. Would you leave that in
the garage because you're afraid of people might think. Who gives a c***
about what people think? I don't.
Kurt
German Business Translations
Ann Arbor, MI

Tristan Tom wrote:

> I am still trying to figure out how to get comfortable with
> using/carrying my new M6 TTL.  On several occasions, in an effort to
> do more street photography, I have carried it along on outings with
> friends, only to discover that during the course of the day, I did
> not even take the camera out of the camera bag. Either I didn't feel
> I saw any photo opportunities, or I felt like I would be too
> conspicuous with a nice expensive camera on the streets.
>
> I'm not really at the point of being comfortable been seen taking
> pictures. I guess I'm shy and even afraid to take pictures of people
> in the street...
> --
>
> T r i s t a n  T o m - <http://tristan.net/>

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