Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think there are two trends in the iconic thing. For people photographically aware in the fifties to the millennium, the M shape is what a Leica is supposed to be: the M5 bombed largely because it did not look like a Leica. Even the M3 is very closely related to the LTM's in shape and use although somewhat larger. The leicaphiles were not sure of the M3 as LTM's were not discontinued until what 1961 or so? The M3 shape became an icon because that is what the professional users used and the shape was out there for fifty years in a loose sense. Think about Nikon, the iconic shape is the F with a Photomic on top. As to current or future Leicas becoming an icon, they are too small to change the course of photography these days. I am not sure any camera will become an icon any time soon as the imitation cycle is down to six months. If somebody comes up with a good solution, everybody has something similar in the next cycle. In fact, I am not sure that anything will become an icon with the exception of the little glowing apple on some laptops :) Don dorysrus@mindspring.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Brian Reid Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 10:09 AM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] iconic shape I wonder how long it will be before the iconic shape of a Leica is that of a Digilux and not an M3 or IIIc. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information