[Leica] Dior and Leica come across IMG

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson)]

Never mind purple blacks, I'm green with envy! Well done and well deserved.
I'm still insanely jealous. You realise that you are going to have to think
about the rarity of a one off M8 (with the engraving)? 
If I buy an engraved M8, will Mette, Kate and Isabelle attend the delivery?
I'm just asking. (I do have an IR filter in E39).
Gutsy move by Helen, taking her Oly E-3 to a Leica presentation!

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/

-----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: [Leica] Dior and Leica come across IMG


On Aug 20, 2008, at 5:07 AM, Alastair Firkin wrote:

> I'm having a few problems with the LUG gallery, but the images of  
> the day should be here:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/Leica+Dior/


looks like they picked out the outfits to show off one of the very  
rare attributes of the M8...

ya gotta love it,

congrats, Steve
>
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/Leica+Dior/>
> --- afirkin@afirkin.com wrote:
>
> From: "Alastair Firkin" <afirkin@afirkin.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] Dior and Leica come across
> Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:46:15 -0700
>
> G'day all,
>
> Well, I've just come home from Melbourne. Helen and I were invited  
> to lunch at Vue De Monde in Melbourne to celebrate the Dior/Leica  
> photographic competition. The bonus as some of you know is that I  
> won, and so there was a wonderful presentation of an engraved Leica  
> Black M8, complete with "filterless" 35mm Summarit. Dior was host,  
> and we were entertained by Mette, Kate and Isabelle, who hail from  
> Denmark, Queensland and France. Leica were represented by the local  
> dealers here in Australia by Brian the CEO and Carl (who knows me  
> well!!!)
>
> The "team" made it feel very special. I was very honored and a bit  
> embarrassed, but it was great fun and the conversation was lively  
> and never slowed. The food was great and combined with fine French  
> wine it was a "long" lunch to remember. In addition, Dior threw in  
> perfume for Helen and samples of the Fahrenheit range for me. Adeal  
> threw in Leica badges. I took some images with the new camera, and  
> you can soon see whose black outfit is synthetic. I think the girls  
> will prefer the images Helen made with Olympus :-( Purple is NOT the  
> new black. However, seems with the new camera, I get 2 more filters,  
> so one will have to be E39!!!
>
> Wonderful event, lots of fun. I recommend winning a Dior Leica  
> competition if you get the chance ;-)
>
> Cheers to all
>
> Alastair