Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Collectors or users driving the used M market???
From: Greg Locke <locke@straylight.ca>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 00:12:21 -0300

At 05:43 PM 10/11/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Lucien wrote:
>>>And BTW any user with more than 2 cameras is a collector IMO.;-)>>>>>>>
>
>Hi Lucien,
>
>If two makes a collector, what does it make me who "uses 6 Leicas at the
>same time?" :)  And I never in my life considered myself as a collector.
>Just a damn hard user.:)
>
>ted

        I was wondering when someone was going to point this out.

(Greetings from the OTHER end of the country, Ted)

Believe it or not, there are actually professional photographers who USE
Leica cameras...A LOT of them.

        If you make your living with them then they are tools to be used and
most professionals own more then 2 and, in fact, own multiply camera formats
and systems....depending on their specialty.

        Like Ted, I and most photojournalists will carry more then 2 cameras
at any given time.

        Remember folks, they are just cameras (sacrilege, I know ;^) albeit,
very good ones.  For some they are tools to make a living, for others they
are a recreation but in either case, unless they are used to take pictures...
...what's the point.

PS:  I loved the discussion on high-end stereo and I'm told I missed a good
thread on malt scotch.  I joined the list a little late I guess.)

cheers,
Greg Locke <locke@straylight.ca>                               
St. John's, Newfoundland.        
<http://www.straylight.ca/locke/>
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It's a one-eyed man looking through a little 'ole. 
Now, how much reality can there be in that?" -- David Hockney