Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/30

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Subject: [Leica] Why Leicas with Nazi symbols should be trashed, not collected
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:15:10 +0530
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There is no culture or ethics in the pursuit of money.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at 
frozenlight.eu>wrote:

> Hi Pasvoorn,
>
> First of all, the picture is Geoff's, not mine.
>
> Secondly, I am not saying that Leica should not have supplied the Nazis
> with cameras--they had no other option anyway. But I do object to someone
> TODAY desiring a Leica with an engraved swastika.
>
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>
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>
>
>
> On Jun 30, 2009, at 5:02 PM, Pasvorn Boonmark wrote:
>
>  Hi Nathan,
>>
>> I usually agree with your view, but I disagree with you on this one.
>>
>> These objects, and the photographs - in this case Leica cameras- when
>> use correctly, serve to remind us of how horrid human can be.
>>
>> The case an point is the picture that you show.
>>
>> -Pasvorn
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Nathan Wajsman<photo at frozenlight.eu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, but the people collecting them now know who the owners were and what
>>> they did when not snapping pictures.
>>> They belong in the landfill (the cameras, not the people).
>>>
>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>> Alicante, Spain
>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>>
>>>
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Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Why Leicas with Nazi symbols should be trashed, not collected)
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