Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aw Dan, you KNOW I have a knee-jerk reaction about baby-fying Leicas. My opinion is that Solms should enclose a small ball-peen hammer so the new owner can go ahead and put the first ding in it on purpose right out of the box, and won't have to worry about it anymore. Maybe they could issue a special edition black paint with sandpapered edges and already fully brassed and about fifty dings in it. They could call it the SonC edition. Hey, Dr. Yao, I have an idea, we're gonna get rich!!!! ;>D Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> > Ted, Sonny- et al > URK! Shoulda, hadda oughta put some more smiley faces there... Don't know > the emoticon for 'tongue in cheek' :o^ > Also- they got away after some shelling in the far valley! I think I'll > start making Kevlar camera bags! > > Dan - > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 2:23 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica sighting > > > > Dan Post responded to: > > >>>One of Reza's cameras is a Leica M.> > > Oliver Bryk > > > > > from Dan Post > > > > Boy! Anyone who'd risk their Leica like that certainly needs their > head > > > > examined!! <<<< > > > > Sonny Carter in response: > > >> Gee Dan, I think he was using his Leica to take pictures. I know they > > have >other uses, but I guess I risk my Leica all the time then, albeit > not > > in as rough a > > > territory. When the conditions are not good, that's when you take your > > most >reliable cameras along. What's the point in having a quality > camera > > if you are >afraid of using it when the chips may be down?<<<< > > > > Hi Sonny, > > Of course when you're assigned to shoot some place unhealthy so's to speak > > the only thing one considers is, not getting killed or otherwise! The gear > > is all replaceable, your body and bones aren't! Plus the excitement of > the > > unknown! That's the bonus! ;-) > > > > Like you covering wild events and those of Mother Nature as I have, we in > > each case put the gear second of really important things list. Sure we > > protect it to the best of our ability, but if push comes to shove it's > > always been my sweet ass that gets first protection consideration. :-) > > > > The gear can always be replaced, my old or young bod can't be! ;-) > > > > And if we put the gear first, second or last before the excitement of > > shooting we'd be little old guys sitting at home playing checkers or > > watching TV . Or just plain dead! > > > > >> Perhaps the answer to your comment is that anyone who would shoot news > > and > > documentary should have their head examined, though in the "decisive > > moment," give me a reliable camera.<<<< > > > > And what better piece of gear than a manual everything M whatever model! > > It's like the Ever Ready bunny.... they just keep going and going and > going > > ! ;-) > > > > ted > > > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html