[Leica] Re: Loony for chrome - Robert Appleby

[Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com>]

Yes, yes, yes!!! Where do I sign up???  You've zeroed in on the essence!

Jim

The loony-tune that started the "loony" bit is clueless!

Jim again

NO UV


At 09:16 AM 2/23/01 +0100, Robert Appleby wrote:
>
>Well, call me a whatever, but I think some cameras are cool to look at as
>well as play with. How about the ALPA MF camera, the chrome Leica M4 or the
>Hasselblad wideangle camera? They all look cool and they all make me imagine
>using them for different things - the look inspires me.
>
>The Alpa would be wonderful for shooting MF chromes on pilgrimages to
>himalayan ice-caves, the M4 for BW portraiture of French diplomats and the
>Hassy for street photography in the crowded markets of Babylon.
>
>I passed up a mint chrome M4 a few months back and have been kicking myself
>ever since. I'd only ever use it with a 50/2 with detachable hood, of
>course. No rapidwinder please! This is a camera for the single frame that
>counts.
>
>The Alpa with transparent handles and gold trim would be ideal for those
>Thesiger-like expeditions on foot to places I haven't even heard of. I'd
>photograph virile camel handlers squinting into the sun and nautch girls
>dancing lasciviously in veils of perfumed incense. I'd pack it right next to
>my well-thumbed copies of "en l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs",
>"purgatorio" and ibn Battuta.
>
>As for the Hassy, I'd saunter down to the markets with this incredibly
>recherche piece of kit that the poor buggers I'm photographing couldn't even
>begin to imagine how much it cost and - with the occasional angry glance at
>intrusive touristas - nonchalantly elevate the ordinary to the ranks of the
>sublime, secure in the knowledge that the keen blade of my visual
>sensibility and the unbeatable optical precision of the lens are perfectly
>matched.
>
>Loony enough for ya?
>
>Rob.