Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A don't know about you guys, but I run into Leica Ms frequently here in Michigan. Perhaps we are just more choosey here in the north. Never seen even one R though. Tom At 07:43 PM 9/27/97 +0200, you wrote: >Lucien vD wrote: >>During my three weeks travel in California, Utah , Nevada etc.., ..... > >Lucien, > >I had exactly the same experience during my 3 weeks staying in the US >from Maine to California. I just saw an M3 in the hands of a woman >photographing a wedding in front of the Cathedral of Chicago. I saw >Canon and Nikon (don't remember how many) and tons of P&Ss. >And I have been in Venice and Florence last week: lots of Americans, >Japaneses, Germans, British, but I have seen no Leicas at all. >When I bought my M6, few months ago, almost nobody, among my friends, >knew this brand (BTW ,after seeing the first rolls the popularity has >increased). >Just for comparison (even if not totally consistent): how many times can >you see a Patek Philippe or a Blancpain at somebody's wrist? Very very >few, even if they are "the cream" of the mechanical watches. Why? It's >simple:they make few thousands pieces every year (while Rolex produces >yearly around 300,000 watches) , so it's very rare to meet one. > >Ernesto > >