Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/22

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Subject: [Leica] Re: M8 WONDER MACHINE! :-)
From: jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Fri Sep 22 12:48:10 2006

Ted, inasmuch as you were shooting during the golden age of Rolleiflex, did 
you ever use one on a regular basis? Most of the folks on the Rollei Users 
Group seem to have an instinctive attraction to the venerable TLR, but I've 
never heard the word "Rolleiflex" uttered in any of your LUG posts.
--
Jeffery

---- Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: 
> Chris Lawson said:
> >>> Because Ted and Tom are big dogs in Leicadom, not just Canada, they 
> >>> get 
> >>> PERSONAL PLAYTIME with the new tool/toy. <<<<
> 
> Oh my friend Chris you are so far wrong when it comes to me & Leica! I'm 
> not 
> a good boy in their eyes. Never mind the reason, it's an absolute privacy 
> matter.
> 
> The only reason I got to "play with a Leica M8" was through my wonderful 
> friend Tom Abrahamsson! If it were not for Tom I'd be sitting on a wet 
> blanket like the rest of you, honest!
> 
> Some of you lads have an entirely wrong perspective of my connections with 
> the "Fatherland company!" Despite my always putting Leica ahead of any 
> other 
> these many long years, as well as being the key tool to my success lo 
> these 
> many years as a photojournalist.. OK over a half century of published 
> work. 
> ;-) .
> ted 
> 
> 
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Replies: Reply from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Re: M8 WONDER MACHINE! :-))
Reply from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Re: M8 WONDER MACHINE! :-))