[Leica] Re: Leica future and diehard fans

[FELIXMATURANA at telefonica.net (Félix López de Maturana)]

> Announce that you own a  Leica or Hasselblad, a Rolex, a Mercedes or a 
> BMW, are a member of Mensa, raise orchids, or genuinely prefer 
> classical music to Country/Western, and there is a pseudo-populist on 
> the next corner just waiting to bring you down.   Which is probably 
> why I black-tape my M bodies and soft-pedal my Leica ownership. I 
> don't want to deal with people who think the the Leica in my hand 
> means I think I'm better than they are.  "No, I'm not rich, I bought 
> it used,


This is simply envy, but just now imagine you're living  in a country 
where if these external signs of high standing are too evident, 
terrorists may extort you after kidnapping you and if payment is not 
made assassin you.

Felix