[rollei_list] Re: Karl Heitz, RIP (Query: Mechancial Cameras)

  • From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:12:30 -0700

Frank,

Ya gotta realize that the majority of USians (as Marc calls them) are
puritan prudes.  If a picture of the Page 3 girl appeared in their daily
newspaper, there would be a Congressional investigation!

Jerry

Frank Dernie wrote:

> You are joking surely!
> Frank
>
> On 12 Apr, 2005, at 22:53, Allen Zak wrote:
>
> > For a time, his print ads for Gitzo  featured a pair of women's legs in
> > the foreground framing a tripod, borderline suggestive (maybe not so
> > borderline).  My wife was quite offended, as was MS. Magazine, and
> > strongly recommended a boycott.  By that time I was already a Gitzo
> > owner and didn't have to take sides, but I did raise the matter with
> > Mr. Heitz.  His response was, in essence, favorable to whatever moved
> > merchandise.
> >
> > Allen Zak
> >
> > On Apr 12, 2005, at 5:35 PM, Bob Shell wrote:
> >
> >> And he used to have the loveliest women working for him!  I'm sure
> >> many
> >> visited his trade show booths just because of that.
> >
> >

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