I gotta jump in and say "What a load of crap." Leica owners have really gotten associated with this business of fondling their gear, collecting cameras rather than using them, and being just a bunch of image-craving dilettantes. This image goes contrary to the Leica owners I know. Every one of them use their cameras a lot - many Leicas are brassed, scratched, beat up with their vulcanite chipped and falling off, and many have been rebuilt and rebuilt again. There are thousands of hybrids out there - cameras with parts scrounged from other cameras. Some M4's have been fitted with M2 and M3 advance levers, my M2 has an M4 viewfinder, I've seen an M6 with an M4 finder, and, of course, M4's with M6 finders.
I know that you didn't write what you posted, but frankly, it's just bullshit. I've seen more Pentax owners afraid to scratch their little jewels, worry about dust on or in the lens, or not using their gear when the weather's bad than I have Leica owners. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bob Blakely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 2/9/2005 1:21:19 PM > Subject: Re: New K1000 owner > > There was a site once that discussed the foibles associated with the owners > of various camera brands. (Crashed my computer and lost my "favorites." Wish > I knew what that URL was) Anyway, I think it was the Leica owners that were > described as taking their cameras into the bathroom with them so that they > could be alone listening to the sound of their camera's shutter. They don't > take pictures, just snap the shutter.
