Re: SV: [Leica] British <-> American translations

[Dave Munroe <dmunroe@vcd.hp.com>]

Dan Post wrote:

> I sorta like the primitives' concept that the camera lens
> 'captures' the spirit of the subject, snatching their souls
> into the little black box.


Maybe this is just folklore, but there is the (common?) story
of the traveller who went to Africa and was later found dead
on a footpath, his Leica placed carefully on his chest as a
warning to other photographers.

In contrast, I've heard that some National Geographic
photographers also took Polaroid cameras with them because
the natives enjoyed seeing the "instant" photos of themselves.

- -Dave