Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: A funny thing happened on my way to the museum
From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 19:19:04 -0700
References: <0033000025199316000002L062*@MHS>

>>     >I was in San Francisco these past few days,
>>     >and spent Monday shooting in and around SFMOMA
>>     >and the Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts.
>>     >Afterwards, I walked over to the Ansel Adams
>>     >Friends of Photography Museumto see the Annie
>>     >Liebowitz show "Women." As I stepped up to the ticket
>>     >counter the young man working there looked at the
>>     >black M6 around my neck and asked: "Hey! Is that a
>>     >Holga?" I fumbled for a moment and said, "Well
>>     >... kind of." He said: "Oh man, they are so cool!"
>>     >No lie.
>>     >Guy
>
>
>Just reaffirming what I sad awhile back. Folks think M cameras are P&S (or
>worse) cameras and aren't interested in mugging you for it.
>
>Jim


Hey, this kid just might've mugged me, such was the gleam in his eye when
he believed I was toting a Holga. So the hell with black tape, I'm going to
see how I can make the red dot *more* conspicuous so as to ward off young
pup photogs with a hankering for black plastic!

Guy

In reply to: Message from GERALD HAUSSLER <GHAUSSLE@email.usps.gov> ([Leica] A funny thing happened on my way to the museum)