No. It's not a ****ing Leica. Don't look so dissapointed.

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Seriously.

3 people within 5 minutes this morning.

"oh. I thought you had a leica there for a minute. oh well."

It's a Canon P. It's not a piece of junk. Do I really need to buy another RF just to keep the masses happy? It can use Leica lenses...doesn't that count for something?

sniff.

I just like it. ok.

</rant>

:D
 
Ha. I have similar experiences, except that most people I run into tend to think that any old metal 35mm camera is an "SLR" & if even if they do recognize an RF, if it's not a Leica they aren't so much disappointed as confused to find out that other companies made/make RFs.

rogue_designer said:
<rant>

Seriously.

3 people within 5 minutes this morning.

"oh. I thought you had a leica there for a minute. oh well."

It's a Canon P. It's not a piece of junk. Do I really need to buy another RF just to keep the masses happy? It can use Leica lenses...doesn't that count for something?

sniff.

I just like it. ok.

</rant>

:D
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Just tell them your camera phone broke and you are making due as best you can.

Bob
 
rogue_designer said:
<rant>

Seriously.

3 people within 5 minutes this morning.

"oh. I thought you had a leica there for a minute. oh well."

It's a Canon P. It's not a piece of junk. Do I really need to buy another RF just to keep the masses happy? It can use Leica lenses...doesn't that count for something?

sniff.

I just like it. ok.

</rant>

:D
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That's why you have us, right ? :)

I used to get comments on my Leicas. Ever since I put a black sticker
on the symbols that has stopped.

Roland.
 
I had a 24 year guy as a tour guide this May in Guilin, China. He saw my rangefinder camera, and asked if it was a leica. He seemed a bit puzzled when I told him that it was a Contax II, and that it was 70 years old.

I was actually quite surprised that he even recognized it as a RF, though. I did not see another RF camera during my two week vacation. About 90% of tourists, both Chinese and foreigners, had small digicams.

Hey, Rouge, can I use the title of your post as a byline?
 
'That's an old camera. I just got this new Olympus 10MP which is far more advanced... [and continues for about ten minutes]'

Many people have never even heard of Leica.
 
I've had a few interesting comments on both my Canon P and my M6. When shooting with my Canon P once, a police woman in Glasgow asked me why I'd painted my camera silver (guess she'd never seen a chrome camera before). And some guy at a conference in Brighton last year came up to me and said of my M6 "is that a Lomo?" (I could have slapped him!)

Only twice has anyone asked "is that a Leica?", and it turned out that on both of those occasions the person had previously worked either as a camera salesman or repairer. Both lovely chaps as it turned out, and a pleasure to have met.
 
memphis said:
in rogue's case, it IS a sears poncho --- his bosses might dissaprove otherwise!!!! :p
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Hah. They apparently dissaproved of something else. I'm not with them anymore.

I've got new digs downtown - where the coffee is better, the workplace is more interesting, and the lunchtime shooting opportunities are ripe. :D

My actual response to the last guy was.

"Nope - It's a canon P, better viewfinder, and I get to act smug when someone asks if it's a Leica."

;)
 
rpsawin said:
"Just tell them your camera phone broke and you are making due as best you can."
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LOL!! Or... tell them, "No. It's a Motorola." Then push some imaginary button on top and add, "Old School," givin' 'em a wink and a thumbs-up as you put it up to your ear and turn away to talk into your Canon... "Hi hon! Just checkin' in..."
 
Someone seriously asked me if my Leica was a lomo, and then proceeded to tell me how artistic lomo cameras are.


I nearly punched them in the jaw. It was insulting on so many levels.
 
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I was at the North Mississippi Hill Country Blues Picnic in Potts Camp, MS last weekend with my "stage rig" -- Bessa R, Jupiter-11, turret finder. I wasn't taking pictures at this particular instant, just bouncing a little and digging the music with the camera on its strap around my neck. It was very loud. A "serious photographer" with a monstrous Nikon DSLR wanders over and takes a long look down at the camera, and then smiles, gives a "thumbs-up", and mouths "nice" (remember it's very loud) before wandering off.

My wife looks at me with real concern and says, "was he just checking out your crotch?"
 
trittium said:
Someone one seriously asked me if my Leica was a lomo, and then proceeded to tell me how artistic lomo cameras are.


I nearly punched them in the jaw. It was insulting on so many levels.
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The cult of the lomo biggest f***in con in photography I saw one go for over a ton uk the other day for a cheep point and shoot????. Punched them you should have but its a pity you cant beat brains in:eek:
 
trittium said:
Someone one seriously asked me if my Leica was a lomo, and then proceeded to tell me how artistic lomo cameras are.


I nearly punched them in the jaw. It was insulting on so many levels.
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People find the "spontaneous art" aspect of Lomography seductive. I like this article's take on the whole thing:

http://www.cameras.alfredklomp.com/lomography/

Matthew
 
al1966 said:
The cult of the lomo biggest f***in con in photography I saw one go for over a ton uk the other day for a cheep point and shoot????. Punched them you should have but its a pity you cant beat brains in:eek:
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Love or hate the Lomo thing, at least they're out there buying FILM, which only helps the rest of us. I hate to think of the day when I'll have to buy an M8 because it's the only usable body I can put my Jupiter-8 on.
 
People seem happy to ask , is if they are in the know.
Mostly when I am with an epson rd1.

Interesting feelings because they are so excited.

a little Leica mystique to go with the Leica glow.
 
trittium said:
Someone one seriously asked me if my Leica was a lomo, and then proceeded to tell me how artistic lomo cameras are.


I nearly punched them in the jaw. It was insulting on so many levels.
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pffttt. lame.
 
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