Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/09

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Leicaholic - Type II
From: goldframe1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 12:49:16 -0700

The most serious Leicaholic is the Type II variety - purchasing numerous
camera/lens combos in wood boxes, which are then hermetically sealed and
never to be considered as even being in the proximity of film and emulsions.
Very sad.

The quote below is part of Martin Howard's telling description.

gold  Bo)

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 11:54 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leicaholic

goldframe1@yahoo.com wrote:
>><Snip>  Of course, you'll need something to carry this stuff in, but don't
> want to advertize that you're carrying expensive camera equipment, so
you'll
> end up spending $300 on a camera bag that has been carefully crafted and
> designed to look like it cost $25.  Of course, everyone else carrying
$7,500
> worth of Leica equipment will have the same bag, but that doesn't bother
> you.
>><Snip>

LOVE THAT!!!!

Mark Rabiner
Portland, Oregon
USA
updated temporary Website by "Foxy": http://spokenword.to/rabiner/
(consisting of late night E-mail descriptions of photos)