Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/30

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Subject: [Leica] Another camera classic bites the dust
From: nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon May 30 21:20:18 2005
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Marc,

The original post was about the demise of the Lomo camera. I have no 
idea about any other products made by that company.

Nathan

Marc James Small wrote:

> At 08:27 PM 5/27/05 +0200, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> 
>>I am with Luis on this one. I have never understood the attraction of 
>>the likes of Lomo, Lensbaby, Holga etc. If someone needs to use inferior 
>> equipment for economic reasons, that's one thing (and many great 
>>images have been produced by people in this category). But deliberately 
>>using what amounts to a Coke bottle bottom to make pictures and then 
>>claiming it to be ART or whatever, well...
>>
>>Suffice it to say that the Lomo will not be missed here.
> 
> 
> Natehan
> 
> I missed the reference to the original article.  What precisely is 
> happening?
> 
> LOMO is a world player in precision scientific apparatus, especially in
> micrography, and it was LOMO who constructed and figured the mirror for the
> Soviet 236" (6m) reflector which so astonished the astronomical world four
> decades back.  Cameras were a very minor part of the business of a really
> big optical comapany.
> 
> Marc
> 
> msmall@aya.yale.edu 
> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!
> 
> NEW FAX NUMBER:  +540-343-8505
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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