Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica O
From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:58:46 -0400
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MArc-
I was just curious. I have always been fascinated with the idea of sitting
and talking to someone who had revolutionary ideas. I will always regret
that I never had the chance to see Albert Einstein at the donut shop he
frequented in Princeton, and over a cruller and a cup of coffee, talk to him
as one person to another. Or I would have loved to sit talking to Albert
Camus over a fine Bourdeaux, not about philosophy, but things in general.
Have you ever wondered what it might have been like to sit over a schnapps
with Oskar Barnack, or Ernst Leitz some Sunday safternoon- while the rest of
the world looked or listened to a football game, and just 'chew the fat'
with them about what they thought about photography, or even life in
general?
As a Lawyer who deals in facts and the rule of law, you still seem like a
hopeless romantic at heart! I was wondering if you ever felt that way?
Really ask the people involved why they did things a certain way!
Just a passing thought as I sit here looking at the IIIb, the IIIf and M3 in
front of me!!! ( I have a Jupiter 12 and a Leicavit on the IIIf, so I can
think of some pretty weird ideas, myself!!!)
Dan (I think I'll fill my fountain pen, and if I can find the crank for the
Model-T, I might go for a ride!) Post
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc James Small" <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica O


> At 03:34 PM 10/25/01 -0400, B. D. Colen wrote:
> >Probably no room....As a former LUGer pointed out to me, in order to
> >combine the viewfinder and rangefinder, Leica had to load the IIIG up on
> >steroids and morph it into....The M3...So I doubt they could get a meter
> >in there....Still a nice camera...
>
> Well, actually, there are totally different design concepts behind the
IIIg
> and the M3.  The one didn't "morph" into the other -- the IIIg was the
> product of a design team committed to Barnack's principles, while the M3
> was the product of a design team inspired by Ernst Leitz.  Different
> strokes for different folks!
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!
>
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Replies: Reply from "W Larsen" <wlarsen@almondmedia.com> ([Leica] Virtual Crullers and Coffee (was Leica O))
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