[Leica] My Black Paint is Better than Yours

[telyt at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)]

on 5/20/04 7:27 PM, Kit McChesney at kitmc@acmefoto.com wrote:

> Feli--
> 
> I haven't peeled the protective plastic off my M7, either. I've seen lots of
> cameras that still have that piece on the bottom. I think lots of folks just
> don't want the baseplate scratched up, regardless of whether the camera is
> chrome, black chrome, or paint.
> 
> It is not a disease to leave the plastic on the bottom. In fact, some folks
> even buy the plastic thingies that protect the faces of their PDA screens.
> I've actually done that myself, though I never use the darn PDA. A total
> nuisance. ;-)
> 
> Kit
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kitmc=acmefoto.com@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+kitmc=acmefoto.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Feli di
> Giorgio
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 7:19 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] My Black Paint is Better than Yours
> 
> I have a friend who just bought a black paint MP. He actually uses it,
> but refuses to peel the protective plastic off of the baseplate, because
> he is afraid that it will get scratched. I tried to explain to him that
> part of the charm of a BP camera is that when it gets worn you see the
> brass come through it etc.
> 
> He looked at me like I had just asked him if he had ever slept with his
> mother, then took a look at my battered black TTL with the dented
> baseplate and put the MP back in to the bag. He then mumbled something
> about him not wanting his camera to play with my camera, because he was
> afraid it may pick up some bad habits.
> 
> What to do?
> 
> 
> Feli
> 

My BP SL and Feli's TTL would be good friends.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com