Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Red Dot on Campus!
From: "Ken Iisaka" <ken@iisaka.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 19:21:08 -0800
References: <200011150801.AAA04147@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <000601c04f6a$2566ddc0$b05814cf@z4r4k8>

> Honest, this really happened today. I was walking to lunch  across the
> campus when I thought I saw one of my 16 year old students holding a black
> camera with a Red Dot! Sure enough, she had a Leica Mini-Zoom. She said it
> was her dad's "old camera" and apologized for it. Sensing a budding LUGGER
I
> whipped out mine (M3/35 Summi) and she said that she had asked for just
such
> a camera for Christmas. After the ritual portrait shootout we went our
ways
> untill we next meet (Tomorrow at B period). Hey, it's Marin County. Santa
> probably has M3's in his BMW.

My introduction to Leica was from the wife of the Latin/Greek teacher in
high school.  No, I didn't have a Leica anything then, but I sure was
hooked.  It wasn't until 12 years later when I eventually bought myself a
Leica (a 1957 M3)

In reply to: Message from "Bill Lawlor" <wvl@marinternet.com> ([Leica] Re: Red Dot on Campus!)