Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/12

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica Camera of the century? Why!
From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 13:25:46 -0800

Actually, it should be the Kodak Brownie, Ford Mustang, McDonald's, and
probably Gone with the Wind as the most enduring with the Wizard of Oz a
close second.  

Peter K ;-)

- -----Original Message-----
From: Guy Bennett [mailto:guybnt@idt.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 1:03 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Camera of the century? Why!


>Granted Leica has been around longer, but it would seem
>logical that more photos were generated with Nikon than with Leica in the
>last 2-3 decades?  So then why Leica?


according to this logic, honda would be the car of the century, mc donalds
the restaurant of the century and __________ (insert latest spielberg or
schwarzeneger movie) the film of the century. sheer numbers do not equal
historical significance. not even in the u.s.a.

guy