Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc James Small wrote: >>>>>>>What amuses me is to be using a Rolleiflex 2.8GX or a Leica M6 and to have someone -- intending, in this sensitive age, to be supportive and friendly -- say, "My, what a charming old camera!" They usually drop their teeth on the sidewalk when I tell them both are still in production. Ha-rumph!<<<<< Marc, That's one of the neat things about a black M6, it looks like an old camera right out of the box. It's like some folks on the LUG have voiced their concerns about the criminal element and carrying an M6 right out in sight because it's so valuable. When in reality no one but another photographer would know a Leica was expensive, but the lay public in 99% of the cases have no idea and like you say, ""My, what a charming old camera!" is how they see it. And that my friend is a bonus for us M carrying shooters. Like, when questioned, "Me a photographer? Naw, I'm just happy snapping life of the big city as I live on an island." ;-) ted