no diamonds... but rare-earth 55/1,2 silvernosed lens...
just to be distinguished, I've also got a very nice jupiter 85 in
om-mount... (looks like a trabant... )
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Wiechel" <h.wiechel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 2:45 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] Common Personality ?
> Stephan van den Zegel wrote:
>
> may be they have that bad habit of a displaced social distinction
> habitus...
> (sorry for P. Bourdieu)... like finding an OM1 more classy than a leica...
> or always going for the other solution... individuality with social
> recognition...
> If you want to be seen in a car and don't have the money for a Ferrari...
> try a Trabant... (bad exemple, my OM makes pictures as good or better than
> the N*kon... not the traby...), if you want a "status" fontain pen, do not
> buy a Mont-Blanc, but a Sheaffer Connoisseur (discontinued), Pelikan 1000
> or
> an OMAS or even a Monte-Grappa...
>
>
> I know what you mean Stephan, ....understatement, right? ...as in *not
> showing off* and wearing diamonds on the sole of your shoes, ... that kind
> of thing ?
> ;-)
> greetings
> harry W.
>
>
> >
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