Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/20

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Subject: [Leica] Dior and Leica come across IMG
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed Aug 20 09:10:25 2008
References: <20080820050721.9ACFB6C9@resin18.mta.everyone.net>

On Aug 20, 2008, at 5:07 AM, Alastair Firkin wrote:

> I'm having a few problems with the LUG gallery, but the images of  
> the day should be here:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/Leica+Dior/


looks like they picked out the outfits to show off one of the very  
rare attributes of the M8...

ya gotta love it,

congrats, Steve
>
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/Leica+Dior/>
> --- afirkin@afirkin.com wrote:
>
> From: "Alastair Firkin" <afirkin@afirkin.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] Dior and Leica come across
> Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:46:15 -0700
>
> G'day all,
>
> Well, I've just come home from Melbourne. Helen and I were invited  
> to lunch at Vue De Monde in Melbourne to celebrate the Dior/Leica  
> photographic competition. The bonus as some of you know is that I  
> won, and so there was a wonderful presentation of an engraved Leica  
> Black M8, complete with "filterless" 35mm Summarit. Dior was host,  
> and we were entertained by Mette, Kate and Isabelle, who hail from  
> Denmark, Queensland and France. Leica were represented by the local  
> dealers here in Australia by Brian the CEO and Carl (who knows me  
> well!!!)
>
> The "team" made it feel very special. I was very honored and a bit  
> embarrassed, but it was great fun and the conversation was lively  
> and never slowed. The food was great and combined with fine French  
> wine it was a "long" lunch to remember. In addition, Dior threw in  
> perfume for Helen and samples of the Fahrenheit range for me. Adeal  
> threw in Leica badges. I took some images with the new camera, and  
> you can soon see whose black outfit is synthetic. I think the girls  
> will prefer the images Helen made with Olympus :-( Purple is NOT the  
> new black. However, seems with the new camera, I get 2 more filters,  
> so one will have to be E39!!!
>
> Wonderful event, lots of fun. I recommend winning a Dior Leica  
> competition if you get the chance ;-)
>
> Cheers to all
>
> Alastair
>
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Replies: Reply from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Dior and Leica come across IMG)
In reply to: Message from afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] Dior and Leica come across IMG)