Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]...John Collier... ... - -----Original Message----- John Collier Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 3:20 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Dear Doctor Blacktape, I do not understand. How can you take photographs and still keep your camera in new condition. Is there another use for Leica M cameras that I am not aware of? Something that has nothing to do with photograph but more on the lines of fetish? I mean am I missing out on something here? Puzzled in Edmonton - --------------------- Dr. Blacktape is quite surprised that you are unaware of the many non-photographic uses for Leica cameras. For instance, many people purchase them solely to place them in safes because, abhorring vacuums, they need something with which to fill up the safes. (These people will tell you that they have purchased the Leicas as "investments," but as anyone who purchased Pfizer stock in the pre-Viagra days can tell you, a modern Leica may be a parking lot for your money, but it is certainly not an investment.) Other people purchase Leicas because they have a desperate need to show off - they know that Leicas are expensive, and, therefore, assume that everyone else knows that Leicas are expensive. Therefore, they believe that if they wander around with a Leica around their neck, the riffraff will believe them to be non-riffraff. (The problem with this theory is that very few of the riffraff know what a Leica is, let alone what it costs - so these folks would be much better off purchasing Rolex knockoffs.) Other people purchase Leicas to use - on Christmas and Little Scooter's birthday. On those special occasions, the Leica, in its NeverReady case, is taken from its special cabinet, loaded with a roll of slide film, and oh-so-carefully used to expose the single roll of film. (And God help Little Scooter if he gets his cake smeared paws anywhere near Gramps's camera.) Dr. Blacktape hopes that this clears up your confusion, and appreciates your noticing that, with the exception of the Communism thread, things have been far too polite and calm on the LUG for several days. ;-) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html