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Subject: [Leica] New Leica Type 246 Monochrom
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 11:25:44 -0700
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> On Apr 30, 2015, at 10:59 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> You get it first, Ted, and let me know what you think.  I trust your
> opinion a lot more than all of these reviews!!!
> 
> Tina
> 
> PS:  I keep telling Tom we need to go ahead and spend our kids'
> inheritance.

I think so. We are doing them a favor. We are giving them an incentive to 
work.

s




>  I haven't convinced him yet!
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
>> TINA OFFERED:
>> 
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica Type 246 Monochrom
>> 
>>>>> They will pry that one out of my cold, dead hands!!
>> 
>> Hi Tina,
>> I'm quite fascinated with the review of this new LEICA MONOCHROME (246).
>> The
>> review results are quite amazing, peeking ones curiosity with wild and
>> crazy
>> thoughts..... "GET ONE TED! GET ONE TED!"  :-)
>> 
>> All my years of shooting B&W month long and longer documentaries for the
>> National Film Board of Canada was the source of my quotation.... "REAL
>> PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOOT BLACK & WHITE! THEY EAT SUSHI! AND DRINK SINGLE MALT
>> SCOTCH!" :-) But that was in the glory days of B&W film. :-)
>> 
>> Of course with the advent of digital colour as a piece of cake every 
>> frame,
>> B&W was sort of pushed aside. But never for those of us from the "OLD
>> SCHOOL
>> OF REAL PHOTOGRAPHY!" ;-) ;-) B&W of course. :-)
>> 
>> So now with what appears as the B&W shooting tool for the future or today?
>> I
>> suppose B&W may well strengthen it's position on the screens, galleries 
>> and
>> magazines etc?
>> 
>> SO MAYBE A NEW PURCHACE? The only one SINCE THE M8? We shall see shortly.
>> :-)
>> 
>> cheers,
>> ted
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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