Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Damn! That's right. I suppose you could even have a slim "1" engraved and filled with white paint between the M and the 6. Then you'd have a Leica M16....:-) B. D. Chandos wrote: > BD, > > You don't understand. It is *the* fashion statement for the Rambo > wannabe set--think how awkward it is to tote an M-16 when you're all > dressed up your Bannana Republic fatigues, your Bell and Ross NATO > style wristwatch and your B&L aviator shades. An OD M-6 is the > perfect compromise. > > Chandos > > (who spray painted his tilly in desert camo) > > > At 11:26 AM 04/27/2001 -0400, you wrote: > >> An olive drab Leica is more than tacky - it could be fatal. Imagine >> you are in a combat zone, particularly in a third world area where >> everything is highly charged and unstable. You are stopped by troops. >> You have an army green camera. Ergo, you are a combatant. >> >> An exaggeration? I doubt it. >> >> Sal? Ted? George? Emanuel? Would you like to be caught alive carrying >> military colored cameras?;-) >> >> B. D. > > > >