Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin wrote: >>>>>> Ted doesn't need me to defend him, but very strongly doubt that he is the recipient of any special treatment or deals from Leica. <<<< For the record folks! I've always paid for any Leica gear I own since I began using it too long ago and if anything, I have supported leica financially very handsomely over the years in purchasing equipment. Hopefully that will clear up this question. ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Howard" <howard.390@osu.edu> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica R Vario Elmarit 35-70/2.8 ASPH. > Steve LeHuray jotted down the following: > > > And Pro photographers (with a few oddball exceptions like Ted, Jim and Sal, > > and they probably get special deals because of close Leica association) do NOT > > use SLR Leicas. > Remember the MD-R8 > episode? > > I think Leica does sponsor a few photographers: Luis Castaņeda seems like > the most obvious one, and Norbert Rosing appears to be another candidate. > > M. > > -- > Martin Howard | "It is undesirable to believe a proposition > Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | when there is no ground whatever for > email: howard.390@osu.edu | supposing it true" -- Bertrand Russell > www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +-------------------------------------------- > >