Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Camera AG - Solms
From: Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 14:34:52 -0500 (EST)

On Tue, 30 Dec 1997, Dale R. Reed wrote:

> Eric Welch wrote:
> > 
> > At 11:32 PM 12/29/97 -0500, you wrote:
> > 
> > person. He thought that the marketing of the stuff was a putdown.
> > He believed that Leitz (Leica) should put their energy in making
> > cameras and lenses for creating photographs. This other stuff
> > created a circus, perhaps good business, but also against his
> > "religion". Ed
> 
> I can sympathize.  I am a retired Electromagnetics Engineer that helped
> design the 777.  It really irritated me that I had to account for TV's
> and online purchasing and other passenger entertainments.  I expected
> the appreciative passengers to simply sit quietly in their seats, maybe
> reading a book or magazine, as they experienced the wonder of cruising
> quietly and efficiently at 40,000 feet.    Dale
> -- 
> $  dale-reed@worldnet.att.net   Seattle, Washington U.S.A.  $
> 
> 
It's a shame that too many people are more concerned with the
on-board movie or tax-free stuff on the international flights.
I'd love to experience the 777. Perhaps soon.. Ed