Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just my opinion. We have been calling large format rangefinder cameras Texas Leicas. And now the thread has gone to question why since Alaska is larger than Texas. Well Alaska became officially a state in 1959. As time and reputations go, that is almost yesterday. In the hayday of the Leica M3 and M2. Before that, the largest state by far was Texas. And it seems that Texans being rather shy, quiet, loyal, people would sometimes whisper that Texas is BIG . BIG. BIG. And this true statement, plus bragging went on for about 100 years. The reputation for being BIG is still alive. And Texas is still Big. Leica users being shy, quiet, loyal, people would sometimes whisper that Leicas are the Best, the Best, the Best. And the Leica reputation for being the Best is still also alive. Just a quiet voice in tiny New Jersey, with a few old Leicas, and a few rolls of film ready to shoot. Alex Olstein - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html