Now that I'm thinking about it (and this isn't the first time I've brought the idea up), how about an RFf Limited Edition MP, just to show 'em how it should be done?
Take your standard-issue MP:
- Add an M7-type rewind knob (know anyone who ever broke off an M4 knob?).
- .58 magnification (not my fave, but favors wide-angle shooting, where Leica rules).
- Framelines up to about 75mm.
- Black paint. Everywhere.
- NO engraving whatsoever. ("No inscription at all? Ah, must be an RFf edition!")
- Vulcanite, baby!
Prediction: limit the edition to the same number as Gibson's, and purchasers will need an assigned armed guard present at the time of purchase to help assure they get home alive with their new pride and joy, while Solms struggles with how to unload their unwanted RGs without losing (too much) face.
How about it, Jorge? 😀
- Barrett
P.S. Rethinking the "no inscription" idea, I'd opt for a modest, RFf-centric inscription...on the inside of the camera, just as a proper Japanese kimono is worn with its elaborate fabric pattern inside, against one's body, with the more plain finish on the outside. A photographer's Masonic handshake for the 21st Century. No need to thank me...
