Re: [Leica] clear plastic tape (now "Just tools?")

["Mark Ritter" <mritter@austin.rr.com>]

Thanks Sonny.....You've made me see the light.  From now on I'll be stocking
up on end wrenches and sockets.

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From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] clear plastic tape (now "Just tools?")


> Charles, I like your thinking.   I'm shooting with my 10+ year old M6,
> twenty-something year old CL, and thirty-something R3.   The investment I
made on
> these cameras was never intended to be recouped by resale.   The longer I
keep them,
> the less they cost me to use.
>
> I guess you call that "value" instead of "return" in the financial way of
thinking,
> but I think like a photographer, not a financier (as my economic condition
will
> certainly attest.)
>
> Mark, as the original poster to this thread, you certainly can imprison
your cameras
> if you want, they belong to you, and  you can treat them as you choose.
My opinion,
> for what it is worth, is that this "investment"  concept impoverishes your
> photography.
>
> I do NOT think of my Leicas as "JUST tools", and  because I allow them to
get bumped
> or scratched, doesn't mean I don't take care of them.  All my cameras show
loving
> wear.
>
> Speaking of tools, one of my prized possessions is  a wrench my father, a
retired
> mechanic, gave me.   He used it for years, and I still use it.  It's
getting hard to
> read the "Craftsman" label on the side, but it still works great.  JUST a
tool?  I
> think not.
>
> My "new R3" was owned by a farmer who bought it new, and carried it
everywhere. No
> never-ready case, just honest wear on the body.   I treasure that camera,
and wish
> that I'd been the one to cause the patina.    Someday when I'm 76, my M6
will look
> that good, and I hope I never think, "Gee I wish I had taken better care
of this
> thing, maybe I could sell it for more."
>
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Summicron1@aol.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 10:03 AM
> Subject: [Leica] re clear plastic tape
>
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> > i second walt in denton -- if you bought your leica as an investment
then, by
> > all means, do not scratch it up, but yare being somewhat dishonest, do
you
> > not think, if you take such care of the outside and let the inside get
worn
> > from use? I mean, a MINT camera with worn insides is not really honest,
is t?
> >
> > seriously, if you bought a leica you must have some idea of getting good
> > images out of it. It is impossible to do that if you are being SO very
> > careful that it never gets a ding or a dent. You are forever taking it
in and
> > out of its padded case, putting on kid gloves to handle it, and so on.
But,
> > the only way to really and truely get good performance from any tool is
to
> > use it freely, let it get a few signs of age, let it become something
you
> > spare no gray matter cells worrying about because you are concentrating
> > totally on the image, the photography, the result. Only by doing thyis
will
> > you achieve what the Leica is capable of giving you.
> >
> > If you do this, by the way, you will soon cease such foolish talk as "I
want
> > to sell this some day." No, you will not. Why? It will be your perfect
> > camera, your baby, your treasure, a faithful and true friendworth no
amount
> > of money to you and that will include the dents and dings.
> >
> > such are my M3 and R3 anyway. As an investment, what else provides such
> > return?
> >
> > If it is only money you want back, go buy a second body and stick it in
the
> > safe deposit box without even opening the box. Be sure and tell your
heirs
> > what it is or they'll sell it at the yard sale.
> >
> > charles trentelman
> > ogden
> > utah
> >
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