What is your favorite Leica souvenir or brochure which isn't camera equipment or a book about Leicas? Personally my favorite is a free white Leica hat I received at Tamarkin's a few weeks back. I use it a lot and enjoy wearing it.

My favorite brochure is the Leica M photography spread from 1995.

-- Alfie Wang (leica_phile@hotmail.com), April 25, 2002

Answers

Here's one of my favorites:

-- Mike Dixon (mike@mikedixonphotography.com), April 25, 2002.

The boxes of negatives I just finished packing up this afternoon. Thanks Mike, I dont think it could have been said any better.

-- Marke Gilbert (Bohdi137@aol.com), April 25, 2002.

Leica souvenirs? Do repair receipts qualify? I've got a boatload.

-- Jay (infinitydt@aol.com), April 25, 2002.

Out of focus pictures of dishracks posted by individuals of questionable character.

-- marco grande (hektor73@yahoo.com), April 25, 2002.

Similar to Mike, my favourite souveneir is always my last shot...

-- Kristian (leicashot@hotmail.com), April 25, 2002.

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-- Kristian (leicashot@hotmail.com), April 25, 2002.

Alfie:

I adore your Leica pictures posted on Leica Gallery. As soon as I master this computer stuff I'm going to make a mousepad from one of your photos, and I'm certain that it will be my favorite Leica souvenir.

Dennis

-- Dennis Couvillion (couvilaw@aol.com), April 25, 2002.

Neptune Photo in Garden City, Long Island held a Leica day a couple of years ago, and the Leica Reps gave away Leica Micro- fiber cleaning cloths. I use it all the time. I keep it in my camera bag,rolled up in an empty oval APS film container. The oval shaped container keeps it from being mistaken for a roll of 35mm film. Best, Don

-- Donald Wansor (wansor@optonline.net), April 25, 2002.

Kristian - the reason you're pix don't show up is that you're missing a step. When you have the picture open on Photonet - click on it and hold down, and then select "open this image" from the floating menu that appears. Then use the web address of THAT version to link to.

In other words you must link to the "open" version of the image, not to the Photonet gallery page itself.

As a backup check - the http web address you paste into your post/ response here must have "photo-display" somewhere in the middle - or else we'll just get the 'cracked picture' icon.

As to my favorite souvenir - I haven't taken it yet.

-- Andy Piper (apidens@denver.infi.net), April 25, 2002.

Mike Dixon:

At what speed what that photo taken? No, I mean how fast were you driving? (She is applying makeup/lipstick in the mirror behind the sun shade, isn't she?) Drive safely.

Dennis

-- Dennis Couvillion (couvilaw@aol.com), April 25, 2002.

I am advised by an experienced resident authority that the fine cosmetic work that is depicted is attempted only when the car is still, such as at the stop light.

-- Mani Sitaraman (bindumani@pacific.net.sg), April 25, 2002.

Good point, Mani. Your better half is sharp.

But how do we know the pic was taken at a stop light? Mike could have just been parked somewhere, right?

Dennis

-- Dennis Couvillion (couvilaw@aol.com), April 25, 2002.

Thats easy.

About 20 some years ago I was toying with the idea of getting a Leica R-4. The dealer gave me a Leitz brochure for the R4SP.

I was paging through it at home and came to the section detailing the accesories available for the R, in this case the motor drive.

Leitz demonstrated the drives capabilities with a series of shots taken of a young (but not that young), healthy (very healthy) girl cavorting in a fountain somewhere. Yes, she was soaked.

I never bought the R, but I still have the brochure. Its the only one I've ever kept.

Best,

Jerry

-- Jerome R. Pfile, Jr. (JerryPfile@msn.com), April 25, 2002.

mike another outstanding shot. As for souveniors, Mine is still apiece of equiptment

-- Andy Wagner (awagner@midwest-express.com), April 25, 2002.

Kristian that is a great photo! How did you do that?

-- Doug from Tumwater (dbaker9128@aol.com), April 25, 2002.

Don't worry, we were parked when the photo was taken. I'm not a drive-by shooter . . .

-- Mike Dixon (mike@mikedixonphotography.com), April 25, 2002.

Mike,

That was taken in your Ferarri, wasn't it?

-- Ralph Barker (rbarker@pacbell.net), April 26, 2002.

That one was in the Benz. The Ferrari was in the shop that day. Yeah, that's it, it was in the shop . . .

-- Mike Dixon (mike@mikedixonphotography.com), April 26, 2002.

Mike,

I didn't get one of those with my M7! I always wondered where your gorgeous models came from. You must be a Leica prefered customers!

Anam

-- Anam Alpenia (aalpenia@dasar.com), April 26, 2002.

don't own a single leica souvenir. i don't understand how anyone can pay $250 for a M7 button on eBay, or $75 for a leica key-chain (yes, they have one at a local store) but if someone threw me a black baseball hat w/ the red logo, i wouldn't mind cheers,

-- pat (modlabs@yahoo.com), April 26, 2002.

Hi Alfie, I have a Leica Cap bought by my wife 3 months ago. Plus photos (11 x 14 size)displayed at home.Regards.

-- edgaddi (edgaddi@msn.com), April 26, 2002.

Thanks Andy...as usual. Hope this works....

-- Kristian (leicashot@hotmail.com), April 26, 2002.

dada!! I am wrapped!! :-)

-- Kristian (leicashot@hotmail.com), April 26, 2002.

My fav souvenir is a handfull of glass lens rejects and a lapel pin given to me by the tour guid at the factory in Solms. It was a great experience and probably the firendliest people I met the whole time I was in Germany.

-- Bob (bobflores@attbi.com), April 26, 2002.