Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dans un courrier daté du 24/10/01 21:09:29 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), bdcolen@earthlink.net a écrit : > Sonny - What I don't get about this is the idea of paying, what, $2500, > for a modern factory knock-off of a hideously obsolete, ultimately > unreliable, not yet realized idea for a 35 mm camera. Okay, if one is a > real collector, and finds an original O, I can certainly understanding > paying a lot of money for it for a collection - it does, after all, > represent an important moment in the development of modern photography. > But a copy? To USE? > > Hell, why not just lay on a bed of nails and take digital photos of > yourself doing it? :-) > > B. D. > The O is certainly a nice toy to play with . But , as I always said , Leica would have made much more profit if they built a exact IIIF replica . A new IIIF ? I buy one for sure ! Jo Goodtimes , France - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html