Bob W wrote:
I was in a shoe shop today, looking at shoes (surprise, surprise). I had my
M8 hanging from my shoulder. After staring disconsolately at the footwear on
offer I heard somebody muttering something in my ear. It was a shop
assistant.
"Is that old thing an SLR or a rangefinder?"
"It's a rangefinder"
"Does it still work?", he said, laughing. He was really taking the piss out
of the camera.
"What do you mean?"
"In this digital day and age! Does manual film still work?"
"It's digital"
"Digital? That?! It likes a really old thing. Is it a Rioch (sic)?"
"A what?"
"A Rioch"
"No, it's a Leica"
"Man! That looks so old!"
I can't imagine how he expected to get a sale out of me after that, even if
they'd had any shoes I wanted to buy.
Just to keep it on topic, as I was walking away shaking my head in disbelief
I heard him tell one of his colleagues that he had a Pentax K1000.
Bob
I would love to have a t-shirt that says "Does manual film still work?"
D
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