Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/10

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica M6, M1911 and the male customization urge
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Fri Mar 10 08:18:16 2006
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Just a question in this vein - does any one know if the Leica a la carte 
option is successful?
Douglas
(Some of the specials I saw at the last Photokina were awful)

R. Clayton McKee wrote:

>On 10 Mar 2006 at 13:59, Didier Ludwig wrote:
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>>Adapting the tool to make it better working or whatever is mostly
>>just an excuse... The urge to customize is mostly driven by the
>>wish to add a better and more individual look. 
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>There do seem to be a great many men who go to a great deal of 
>trouble to customize equipment without actually improving it.  
>Personally I think they're mostly trying to compensate for  
>shortfalls in other equipment, but what the hell, it's not my 
>problem.  
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>But the people I know who modify their tools (cars, cameras, AND 
>firearms) generally attempt to do so without affecting external 
>appearance in the slightest, or to the absolute minimum required 
>consistent with the mods.  Personally, I like driving a car or using 
>a camera that's at its best and is set up the way I like it; I 
>couldn't care less what other people think.  
>
>(My firearms are all dead stock;  they're strictly defensive and 
>practice is simply a matter of staying familiar with them.  I don't 
>have the time, the money, or the inclination to shoot targets for fun 
>any more.)
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Replies: Reply from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Leica M6, M1911 and the male customization urge)
In reply to: Message from leica at rcmckee.com (R. Clayton McKee) ([Leica] Re: Leica M6, M1911 and the male customization urge)