[Leica] Re: QE2 and Leica on postage stamp

[bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C)]

I wonder who does her darkroom work?   or does she just send them out to
Boots?

-dan c.

At 08:51 PM 03-08-04 -0400, Emanuel Lowi wrote:
>Her Majesty  has indeed been a devoted Leica M user
>for a very long time -- almost since the start of the
>M era.
>
>While the stamp was issued in 1986, the photo with the
>M3 and 50/2 in hand was taken back in the 1950s, when
>she was still quite youthful. But I believe she was
>using that M3 well into the late 1970s or later -- I
>have seen photos of her in full maturity at various
>horse races with that trusty M3 around her neck.
>
>Elizabeth II currently uses an M6 classic, in silver
>chrome. While Lager illustrates a Leicaflex with
>ERII's logo engraved, I've never seen any evidence of
>her really being a Leica SLR user.
>
>I feel certain that she is not awaiting a digital
>Leica with any of the enthusiasm displayed by so many
>LUGgers. Her Majesty simply does not do Photoshop.
>
>Emanuel Lowi
>Montreal
>