Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, I wouldn't turn it down. I'd accept it, sell it, buy a $300-400 watch that would keep far better time and I'd use the difference to buy a third M body or another lens. ;-) (and to be honest, a zillion years ago, when they were still somewhat affordable, I bought a stainless Rolex submariner - and I did sell it because it was less accurate than my cheap Seiko.) > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of > Eric Welch > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 1:43 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; > leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: Eric & Tudors > > > At 11:45 AM 11/9/99 +0000, B. D. Colen wrote: > >The vast majority of the folks you mention are, in fact, > celebrities, not > >noted photographers. > > Cartier-Bresson? And DDD, and Eisie, and lots of others. He > was just saying > it wasn't just heads of state. And of all the things Leica > are, they ARE > the Rolexes of cameras. They are finely made cameras. You > telling us you'd > turn down a free Rolex? I doubt it! :-) > >