Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R and M 6 Prices
From: Rolfe Tessem <rolfe@ldp.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 06:25:47 -0500
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Mark Cohen wrote:

> _You_ buy M cameras because they are the epitome of mechanical cameras..
> Much of Leicas market is Doctors and Lawyers.. Who buy the name and
> could care less if its mechanical.. Why do you think they released a TTL
> camera? Is true Leica photography available dark, or snap what you can
> and use a flash to get the kiddies? :) *laugh* when I bought my TTL and
> SF20, the photo clerk laughed at me. (No, Im not a doctor or a lawyer..
> Im a gadget freak :)) The fact is, an M7 will definitely sell. I know
> tons of wanna-be doctors who want to say they shoot leica.. They just
> don't know how to operate a fully manual camera.


Any doctor who can't figure out how to operate a manual camera, I don't 
want operating on me :-)



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