Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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