Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Food for thought
From: Martin Howard <marho@ikp.liu.se>
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 01:05:07 +0200

Peter K wondered:

> 
> *   If a camera takes a picture and there is no film in the camera
>     is it still a picture?

Nah.  It's "exersizing the shutter to avoid CLA".


> *  If a Leica camera is used with a Zeiss lens can it still be
>    called Leica photography?

Not according to the LUG... >;-)


> *  If you use a Japanese lens on a Leica what language will they
>    speak?

OK, easy on the single malt!


> *  If Oskar Barnack decided to manufacture the Leica on his own
>    without Leitz, would he call his camera a Barca?

Nah.  It'd be the Oskca.


> *  If that were the case would we then be referred to as BUGs
>    instead of LUGs?

Nah.  It would be the OUG, which, by a strange coincidence, would be
exactly the sound uttered by it's members after taking brilliant
pictures and realizing there is no film in their camera.

;) M.

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