Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: uninspired Leica ads
From: Mike Dembinski <mdembin@it.com.pl>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 17:36:30 +0100

cb wrote:

> Ted,
>
> as far as I have witnessed it many people buy Leica to impress others. I
> have seen enough Leica-'wearers' to understand that for many it is an
> attitude.
> The usual wearer is male, in it's fourties, relatively wealthy, married,
> one or two children. High standards but lost connection with photography
> over the years while building that career and the family.
> You can see these guys on saturdays when the streets are crowded and
> wearing the jewlery hoping to be recognized as a Leica owner (here in
> europe there are always people who know a Leica).

Hey! that's me!