Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Scott, the chief engineer was talking about me! I was their ONLY news photog at that time. Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sanders, Scott" <ssanders@dailyherald.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 10:44 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Clear Plastic Tape (now Camera destruction) > This is obviously hyperbole. However, the reason our equipment looks used is > precisely because we do use it everyday in frequently harsh conditions. When > the "news guys" were photographing people running for their lives in NYC, I > doubt if they were too worried about an extra scratch or two showing up on > their cameras. We don't leave our cameras in their boxes and take them our > periodically to "exercise the shutter" and then put them back in the boxes, > as someone on this list indicated he did with his camera. Scott Sanders (a > "news guy") > > > ---------- > > From: SonC (Sonny Carter) > > Reply To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 9:05 AM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Clear Plastic Tape (now Camera destruction) > > > > The chief engineer at my first TV station once said, "If I give the > > news guys a solid steel ball, they'll figure out a way to tear it up > > in a month." > > > > Regards > > Sonny > > http;//www.sonc.com > > > > > > From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> > > > > > > > Ted- > > > As a photojournalist, perhaps you can verify a story I once heard! > > > I was looking at used Nikons, years ago, at a store where the local > > > newspaper had traded in their stable of Nikon Fs in an upgrade, > > enmass. > > > To be honest with you, they looked like warmed over Hell, and one of > > the > > > clerks alluded to the fact that newspaper photographers would muster > > every > > > morning, on the sidewalk in front of the paper's offices, receive > > their > > > daily assignments, and perfom a 'Manual of Arms' of sorts,that > > entailed > > > dropping their cameras to the pavement several times during a > > bizarre form > > > of close order drill. > > > >From the state of the cameras, I never doubted the story! Perhaps > > the tape > > > is there for the novice photojournalists in us all!! IF it would > > make the > > > chap any happier, might I suggest the Handymans' Secret Weapon- Duct > > Tape!!! > > > It works for every use imaginable- I use it on the rear of brake > > pads to > > > keep 'em from squealing, hold my life together, and my wife can > > attest to > > > the recreational uses at great length! > > > Shoot! A roll of duct tape and a sharp exacto knife, and he'd be set > > for > > > life!! > > > Dan (I might be fat an' ugly- but I ain't crazy!) Post > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com> > > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 12:39 AM > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Clear Plastic Tape on M6 Base > > > > > > > > > > Mark Ritter wrote: > > > > >>Did I read a while back that there was a source for the clear > > protective > > > > tape that comes applied to new M bodies? > > > > > > > > Just bought a used M6 that has had the tape removed and thought > > I'd see if > > > > someone has it pre-cut before I tried to fashion my own.<<<< > > > > > > > > Jacques Bilinski responded: > > > > >>> Maybe Ted Grant might know of a good source :) <<<<<<< > > > > > > > > And Ted said! ;-) A few unrepeatable words about plastic and > > Jacques wild > > > > sense of humour! :-) > > > > > > > > Offering this sage and wise advice. ;-) The little piece of > > plastic on the > > > > base plate is only there to impress the purchaser, serves no > > practical > > > > purpose for picture taking and should be immediately discarded > > upon the > > > > first film loading! Unless one is going to hammer nails with the > > bottom of > > > > their M6! > > > > > > > > What the hell would anyone want to tape up the base plate of a > > perfectly > > > > good camera? Just leave the damn thing alone, go take pictures! > > > > > > > > Or if one is concerned about some teeny scratch or so, take the > > base plate > > > > off, put it in a comfy storage place in the bank deposit box, then > > attach > > > a > > > > Tom Abrahamsson RapidWinder and get on with the life of taking > > pictures! > > > > Unless that's not the reason one buys a Leica M6. > > > > > > > > Jacques old buddy I thought I should tell you, ;-) Sorry, I don't > > have a > > > > source for the plastic tape. However, you do know how to get the > > old guy > > > in > > > > a twist. :-) > > > > ted > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > > > > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "" <jbilin@axionet.com> > > > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 8:11 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Clear Plastic Tape on M6 Base > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Did I read a while back that there was a source for the clear > > > protective > > > > > > tape that comes applied to new M bodies? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html