Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I hope the collector has a circle indented on his forehead. I hope that while this was happening you were still shooting. Slobodan Dimitrov khmiska wrote: > LUGers, > I never cease to be amazed at the queries put before this august body. > Pray tell, does not anyone have a mind of his or her own? Can’t anyone > make a decision on their own? My mind reels. Such questions as ? tripod > ? what kind of tape should I use? Leica logo on the M6 ? should I tape > over it or not? School play ? what kind of film should I use? > > Here are some potential dilemmas facing many Leica owners that need to > be discussed among those who can’t or don’t want to make their own > decisions. > > What kind of gloves should I wear when I take my M6 out in the cold? > > I have a chance to buy a PC cord with gold plated terminals for only > $400 ? should I buy it? > > My M6 was accidentally run over by a car ? what should I do? > > I have been offered a black paint 35/2 for a song but all my other > lenses are chrome. If I buy this mint lens, do you think they will along > with each other? > > I always seem to be tripping over one of the legs of my tripod. Does > anyone make a good bipod that can help me solve this problem? > > I live in northern Canada not far from the Arctic Circle and it’s dark > six months of the year. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can make > the sun come out? > > And last but not least --- > > I am a confirmed Leica user and recently bought a new, in the box, in > the plastic bag chrome M4 and, in the presence of a confirmed collector, > tore open the plastic bag, threw away the box and began using the M4. > The collector immediately foamed at the mouth, his pupils dilated, took > a gun out of his pocket and aimed it at me. Luckily there was only one > round in the thing and it grazed the M4. Then the totally deranged > collector lunged at me but I managed to subdue him by bashing him with > the M4. This dented the metal lens shade on the 50/2. Here’s my question > ? was I out of line in my actions? > > Cordially, > > Kurt