Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/10

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Subject: [Leica] Leicas and college students
From: "Emanuel Lowi" <mano@proxyma.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:43:38 -0400

Kyle Cassidy wrote:
"not true at all -- i, for one, went to college for free (on tag and pell
grants) and lived on less than $5,000 a year my entire college life. for one
auspicious year i was living in a large walk-in closet (it was one of the
coolest rooms i ever had actually and the rent was a lovely $90 a month). i
took my first college photo classes using a petri 7s rangefinder my dad
bought in vietnam."

One of the skills essential at college is surely the ability to read. I wrote:

>If one can afford college tuition in the USA, one likely has the means to
buy a used M camera, at least.<

Those unable to *afford college tuition in the USA* (emphasis added) are certainly
exempt from any burning need to own a Leica.

Emanuel  Lowi
Montreal 
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