Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] I wish Leica would do this!!!
From: Mike Gil <dtt2150@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 17:00:13 -0700 (PDT)

Check out Tom's cool purple Leica M4.


- --- Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote:
> At 9:20 AM -0400 8/31/01, B. D. Colen wrote:
> >With all due respect, Henning - and a great deal is
> due :-), I don't
> >really find this anywhere as tacky as the Leica
> special editions. No one
> >in his or her right mind is attempting to do
> "stealth" work with a
> >Hasselblad. In fact, I would bet that most
> Hasselblads that are not
> >owned by dentists are used either in the studio, or
> are used to do what
> >might be termed "studio work on location." Much of
> that work is fashion
> >photography, and product shooting that calls for a
> "stylist's"
> >involvement. That being the case, a "jazzy" colored
> camera makes some
> >sense - if you can't hide it, flaunt it.
> >
> >The commemorative Leicas, on the other hand - the
> LHSA black being a
> >partial exception - are designed for one thing and
> one thing only - for
> >the owner to be able to say, look at me! I'm rich!
> I know there are
> >people who will disagree with that statement, and
> have all sorts of
> >rationale regarding collectibility, etc. etc. But
> in terms of
> >collectibility, the commemorative Leicas are really
> nothing more than
> >VERY expensive Franklin Mint Elvis plates. At least
> that's my never
> >humble opinion.
> >
> >B. D.
> >
> >Henning Wulff wrote:
> >>
> >>  At 1:47 AM -0400 8/31/01, DBaker9128@aol.com
> wrote:
> >>  >Gosh, the colors are just so fun and they make
> the cameras look great! Why
> >>  >can't Leica do this on their regular production
> M6's? We at the 
> >>LUG could ask
> >>  >Solms pretty please! I like Cobalt Blue the
> best! How about you? :-)
> >>  >
> >> 
>
>http://www.hasselblad.com/press/detail.cgi?new/998991521.txt
> >>  >
> >>  >Doug from Tumwater
> >>
> >>  Suddenly a lot of the special edition Leicas
> don't seem as tacky.
> >>
> >  > Whatever happened to that 'fade into the
> background' concept?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> You're quite right, B.D. Anything to do with fashion
> has its own 
> rules. Also, the 'Bruckner' blue M6 is not so easily
> dislodged from 
> the pinnacle of tackiness.
> 
> -- 
>     *            Henning J. Wulff
>    /|\      Wulff Photography & Design
>   /###\   mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com
>   |[ ]|     http://www.archiphoto.com


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