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Subject: [Leica] What is the proper use of a leica camera?
From: raimo.m.korhonen at uusikaupunki.fi (Raimo K)
Date: Fri Dec 2 13:48:38 2005
References: <BFB621ED.9259%bdcolen@comcast.net>

Agreed, some are not.
But - like you say - Leica can be used like a disposable.
All the best!
Raimo K
Personal photography homepage at:
http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@comcast.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] What is the proper use of a leica camera?


> I'd hardly call some of these "snapshots."
>
> And these once again prove that in the right hands, even a disposable 
> camera
> is a Leica. And then there's the corollary - in the wrong hands, even a
> black paint MP is a WalMart disposable. ;-)
>
>
> On 12/2/05 3:54 PM, "Raimo K" <raimo.m.korhonen@uusikaupunki.fi> wrote:
>
>> Not your usual style.
>> Image 16 is impressive. I like 14 because I like cats.
>> I am not attracted by family snapshots - of my own family or other?s.
>> All the best!
>> Raimo K
>> Personal photography homepage at:
>> http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kyle Cassidy" <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu>
>> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 6:13 PM
>> Subject: [Leica] What is the proper use of a leica camera?
>>
>>
>>> Shame on you silly sods who said "to capture the human condition" or 
>>> some
>>> rot like that. The real answer is to take photos of your neices and
>>> nephews!
>>>
>>> Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair!*
>>>
>>> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/2005/2005-11-29-wisconsin/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *(despair mostly because of the blown highlights and murky focus, not
>>> because they're better than yours)
>>>
>>
>>
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