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Subject: [Leica] Re: QE2 and Leica on postage stamp
From: bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C)
Date: Wed Aug 4 03:57:16 2004
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LOL!

At 09:26 AM 04-08-04 +0200, Douglas M. Sharp wrote:
>We've got the Commonwealth - she sends them out to the developing countries.
>Douglas
>
>Dan C schrieb:
>
>>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
>>>
>>>    
>>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C) ([Leica] Re: QE2 and Leica on postage stamp)
Message from DouglasMSharp at netscape.net (Douglas M. Sharp) ([Leica] Re: QE2 and Leica on postage stamp)