Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/16

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Subject: [Leica] RE: My GOD! You have a LEICA!"
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 20:48:56 -0800
References: <3.0.2.32.20020216205801.014d64c4@roanoke.infi.net>

> > Not one person rushed up to me and said, "My GOD!  You have a
> > LEICA!"  They
> > just muttered, "There's Small again, with his damn cameras, ruining our
> > privacy, grumble, grumble, grumble".
At 09:30 PM 2/16/2002 -0500, Austin Franklin wrote:
>Hi Marc,
>
>It is most interesting you say that.  In fact, that has never happened to me
>either, with my Leica.  Funny enough, it happens ALL THE DAMN time with my
>Hasselblad, RARELY with my Rollei 6008, never with my GX, but a LOT with my
>Contax...  Go figure!  I'm certainly not looking for it, but it is kind of
>"cute" when it happens, especially if it's someone who is very interested in
>photography, or knows a lot about it...and wants to chat a bit.
>
>Believe me, I don't flaunt my equipment.  I may flaunt my wife, perhaps, but
>my equipment, no...at least not since I met my wife ;-)
>
>Regards,
>
>Austin


Yes, never with my Leicas, but ALWAYS with my Hasselblad.

"Ah, a real camera,"

"Brought out the big guns I see,"

"etc."

Jim

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