Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Introducing Johnny Deadman
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@islandnet.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 17:05:50 -0700

Dan wrote:

<<<<Welcome to this most exciting international camera user forum. Do you also
>drink single malt whiskey and wear a Tilley's hat?>>>>>>>>


Now Dan I don't know aboutthat old fart Tilly hat, but I hope he's a hard
Leica user and single malt drinker! :)
ted






>Johnny Deadman wrote:
>>Former M3 street shooter, current T90/35f2 owner, just bought a dented 35
>>Summilux, bidding on ebay on an M4-P, professional screenwriter, thinks the
>>leica is the equivalent of the manual typewriter, the Konica Hexar a word
>>processor... maybe.
>>
>>Oh yeah, and I have a trashed Canon 7 (maple syrup explosion on
>>transatlantic flight) with a deliciously soft 28/2.8. Am I the only person
>>who thinks contrast and edge-to-ege sharpness are over-rated?
>>
>>Tri-x in split D-76, rated at 320. What else do you need to know?>>>>>>>>

Ted Grant
This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler.
http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant