Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hmmmmm.... the visual I'm getting thinking about the thread regarding David Turnley thrusting his camera into the face of the unsuspecting subject... and if it were the new Leica "Pecker Camera"...? Is it a "Point & Shoot"?! }8^o Be sure to get the grip accessory! I apologize- I'm making an apointment with my therapist to deal with these visuals!!!! Mea Culpa Bob Keene :) >------------------------------ > >Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 12:55:06 -0700 >From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com> >Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Leica and Contax > >> > I have a lot of experience using Leicas, >> > >1970's "pecker-cameras" >> [snip] >> >> Eh? Pardon my iggerance, but I need some exegesis of that term. > >I think he was referring to the movie "Pecker" about a young photog who >achieves fame and notoriety by documenting his family and friends with a >Canonet rangefinder he got at his mom's thrift store. By extension, a >"pecker-camera" is any of that raft of '70s fixed-lens leaf shutter >rangefinders. > >But I'll admit to preferring the other image that popped into my mind when I >read the term ;-) In this day of sky-cams, web-cams, etc. the potential for >a pecker-cam for in-depth reportage boggles the mind... > >Sorry, >Paul