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Subject: [Leica] Russian Pres & S2
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:36:08 -0800
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On Jan 20, 2010, at 2:45 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote:

> Steve,
> 
> may be that Jim Rakete is not so well known over at your side of the big 
> pond, but he's pretty famous in Europe - he uses an S2.


never heard of him, but really -so what...


Steve


> 
> Douglas
> 
> On 20.01.2010 21:45, Steve Barbour wrote:
>> On Jan 20, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Seth Rosner wrote:
>> 
>>   
>>> Steve wrote:
>>> 
>>> 'a marionette of Leica promotion,   their notion of how to sell a 
>>> camera,'
>>> 
>>> Something wrong with that? If for many decades Leitz/Leica could give
>>> special serial numbered Leicas to prominent political leaders, famous
>>> photographers and Elizabeth Regina II, why not? Where does 'marionette'
>>> figure here?
>>>     
>> I'm sure you know Seth, especially as it's a French word...
>> 
>> perhaps you don't agree...
>> 
>> maybe it's time for a real photographer to actually use their camera, and 
>> convince us it's best,
>> 
>> not just showmanship...
>> 
>> 
>> Steve
>> 
>> 
>>   
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Seth
>>> 
>>> 
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