On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 02:40:23PM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote.. > 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.
And that will most likely not get any better with the latest electronic toys (read: digital SLRs). -- Wilko
