Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phil, I have determined that a LTM Leica for some reason has incredible sex appeal to young(ish) women. I used to have a IIIf, and some of my wife's friends, including one particularly stunning woman, always went gaga over it. In the end I sold it, not because (or despite) of the above, but because I found it too fiddly in use. Nathan Phil Swango wrote: > > I don't see too many Leicas around here either. I usually carry a IIIc > with collapsible Elmar and it gets noticed a lot. One day last week three > different strangers wanted to talk about it, and one had a new Sony 828 > digicam around his neck. Best was a young French woman in a jewelry store > who blurted out "Ooh, is that a Leica? My eyes went straight to it when > you walked in. So beautiful -- like an old Porsche, non?" I blushed and > confessed that I also used to have an old Porsche. She said "You > look like the kind of guy who would have an old Porsche." > > I realize now that she was just telling me how *old* I looked, but what a > charming way of saying it! > > Quel dommage, mais c'est la vie ... > > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr. SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > 714-908-7846 (fax) > pswango@att.net > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl Mobile: +31 630 868 671 http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.html