Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/23

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Leica M2 Contrition
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 14:14:40 -0400

Dr. Black Tape Replies:

Ah, Jim. That's where the black tape comes in. If your black M6 or M4-P or 2
is properly taped up, it's not a Leica, it's "this old thing?" ;-)


- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jim Brick
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 2:01 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica M2 Contrition


For you guys that have clandestinely obtained Leica gear, when do you (can
you) actually use it? Or is it the thrill of deception and mere ownership
enough?

Jim


At 01:45 PM 6/23/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Horst-
>
>I'd try this tactic, except she never knew I'd purchased the M4-P!!!!
>
>sigh-
>
>I hate this....
>
>Bob K
>
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>>
>>Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 20:47:35 +1000
>>From: "A.H.SCHMIDT" <horst.schmidt@actek.com.au>
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V9 #69
>>
>>Bob Keene/Karen Shehade wrote:
>>
>>> Paul--
>>>
>>> I know of this illness.... it causes you to hide beautiful camera
equipment
>>> in dark closets while your wife is home... then when she leaves you take
>>> beautiful pictures... and can't tell her what camera you used... then
you
>>> try to soft sell her on the "idea" of purchasing a Leica... to which she
>>> says: "Why, the pictures you're taking know are beautiful!" You have
hung
>>> yourself....
>>>
>>> Bob Keene
>>> (who has bought & sold an M4-P and now owns an M6...and the wife doesn't
>>> know...yet.)
>>
>>
>>
>>I used my M6 with a bit of chrome tape stuck over the M6 engraving on
front.
>>She never knew.
>>
>>Horst Schmidt
>>
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