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In every case, all that the Leica man need do to effect a photo is to wave his Leica out the open top of his car. This shall be sufficient.
The Leica man does not compromise. The Leica man is not interested in anything made elsewhere, like Japan. That is not Leica. The Leica man knows his brand: all because something has a red dot with LEICA or LEITZ on it doesn't make it a Leica.
The Leica man doesn't trouble himself with the twittering of lesser men who might expend effort trying to argue an M8 or Oriental pocket camera into Leicahood.
Canada is OK. We all love polar bears, baby seals, igloos, Eskimos, beer, rare Canadian penguins, Santa Claus, reindeer, hockey, maple syrup, free health care, celebrating the Christmas spirit year round, snow men and bacon.
Canada and Noctilux are OK in the Leica Man's book, not that he would ever go there except to look at polar bears from a warm, privately chartered and catered tundra buggy. The Leica man visits Churchill in August, when it's nice, and has his polar bears flown in for his pleasure. The Leica man doesn't rub elbows with the common man — there are germs.
The Leica man is not a collector. He is not the weak man wandering aimlessly in search of someone else's old camera. The Leica man exudes confidence and leads by example. The Leica man doesn't care if his Leicas (or anything) become worn or soiled in the course of having a good time; if so, he simply has them replaced.
We all benefit from the Leica man's unending quest for excellence. It is the Leica man we thank for the abundance of like-new Leica cameras available used. The Leica man acquires what he needs new, and disposes of it when done. Why would he clutter his home with month-old cameras from his last luxury trip when better to buy new for his next adventure? "Never sit on an asset" says the Leica man. It is in this way that he is assured of always having the newest and best.
