Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica Price increase--Now, out of the closet
From: S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 13:40:36 -0800
References: <005601c2a86f$42b48c00$0316fea9@ccasony01>

Yeah, I did! But what great access.
The only interest Raytheon had was to suck up more to the USCG, I was
just an irrelevant part of the equation.
I never received film from Fuji though, and yet I have to admit that
with Leica optics it's the cat's meow. I wonder if they are listening? I
can make a deal!!
Slobodan Dimitrov


bdcolen wrote:
> 
> Okay, joke...:-)...The question here isn't whether one is paid to shoot
> - Cruise missiles, weddings, or three-year-olds' birthday parties, but
> whether one gets benefits from the company or companies whose products
> one touts on the list....
> 
> But you knew that....:-)
> 
> B. D.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of S Dimitrov
> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 4:26 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica Price increase--Now, out of the closet
> 
> I confess, I've been on the take myself. I can name names; Polaroid,
> Ilford, Kodak. I also accepted a check from a cruise missile company,
> Raytheon, to cover travel costs while photographing the U.S. Coast
> Guard. I also do a monthly column for a Labor newspaper, for money. I
> get great access. Boy! I didn't how liberating this would feel. I'll
> have to go on the take more often. Slobodan Dimitrov
> 
> bdcolen wrote:
> > I'll go first - I have over the years gotten both film and digital
> > loaner equipment from Olympus. Actually, I think I have already stated
> 
> > that I am playing with a loaner N20 digital, but if I haven't, I am.
> >
> > Anyone else?
> >
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