Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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: > > > >>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. >> >> > > >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. > >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.) > > > >-- > > >R. Clayton McKee http://www.rcmckee.com >Photojournalist rcmckee@rcmckee.com >P O Box 571900 voice/fax 713/783-3502 >Houston, TX 77257-1900 cell phone # on request > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >