[Leica] Leica donation to students

[daniel.ridings at edd.uio.no (Daniel Ridings)]

Just as an aside ...

My professor in journalism "loaned" me his M2. That got me hooked. I've
never really looked back. I ended up buying my own stuff (I guess he knew
I would) and he got his M2 back (he had several).

So actually, he _did_ donate it. Last time I met him was years ago
(mid-eighties) and he had already replaced the darkroom with digital.
Southern Illinois University.

Daniel


On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, B. D. Colen wrote:

> Walk 10 miles through snow to school on bloody knees? Hell no. I mean,
> come on - I only had to walk six miles through snow myself, so how can I
> demand 10 from them! :-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Kit McChesney
> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 10:01 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica donation to students
>
>
> Gosh, B.D., does this mean that you love your children unconditionally?
> That they don't have to prove they can walk 10 miles through snow to
> school on bloody knees to earn your affection? What a novel concept! ;-)
>
> Kit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf
> Of B. D. Colen
> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 6:23 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica donation to students
>
> 1. I'd suggest that it's easier to infer your political views from your
> comment I quoted, than it is to infer mine from the fact that I quoted
> it;
>
> 2. My son, too, is very independent, and is certainly making more money
> at his age than I made when I was that age. And my son asked to borrow
> one of my Ms, and I was happy to be able to loan it to him. I only wish
> I was financially well enough off to be able to buy him one and help him
> in that way; I don't think I'd be weakening his moral fiber were I do to
> so.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> William G. Lamb, III
> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 4:18 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica donation to students
>
>
>
> B.D.,
>
>  From that we could infer your political views if we were not always
> constantly reminded anyway. Cute...
>
> Certainly I'm no non-profit organization, neither am I that well-heeded.
> I would not buy an M for my own son who is twenty-six either. I didn't
> raise him that way. Should he ever slow down enough to appreciate one,
> he will buy his own. He is very independent and would never ask to
> borrow mine..., and he HAS used Leicas in school.
>
> When he was unable to find a D1 with the later filmware, I DID lend him
> mine on a long-term basis. It will work fine for his web posting and his
> business and he admired the way my interior shots looked of his vintage
> cars with the D1. I also know I will get it back some day in the same
> condition he got it. A D1 is a nice little camera, but it has no great
> value long-term.  While this may not be YOUR philosophy, it IS mine and
> it seems pretty valid to me since my son is currently doing better
> financially than I am. Good for him! Must have done SOMETHING right.
>
> William
>
> At 03:50 PM 09/26/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >If the students like using them, they can save and buy their own, just
> >as I did. They are more "valuable" that way. AND I'm a poor lad who
> >worked his way through an IV League college, so I'll brook no reverse
> >snobbery on this topic.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >William
> >
> >--------
> >
> >Oh, how charmingly put:
> >
> >"no one helped me, so I will help no one else"
>
>
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