[Leica] M - Confusion

["Mark Hammons" <astair@ix.netcom.com>]

Since I just signed on yesterday I'm not sure what the
Porsche Analogy thread is.  But, if a Leica is to be
compared to any (German) brand of car shouldn't it
be BMW?  After all, both companies have made M1's,
M3's, M5's and M6's!

Which brings up a (kinda) funny happening I forget to
mention in my introduction last night.  Last year I decided
to take the plunge and get into BMWs and bought --
what else -- a BMW M3.  It was a used one and not the
present body style but the original (E30) M3 body
style (1990).  At any rate, after buying the car I learned
of a users group specifically for these cars and joined it.

After joining LUG early yesterday and receiving the
first deluge of posts, ;-),  I actually ran accross a few
posts that talked about M3's and immediately assumed
they were from the BMW M3 list.  Took me a few
moments of confused reading to realize it was from
the new LUG group!

Perhaps after joining this list I will be inspired to pick up
another M3 -- but of the Leica persuasion -- to add to
my collection of SM's.  I'm sure many of you will be
able to convince me to do so :-).


Mark Hammons

P.S. -- Thank you to the several people who sent me
greeting e-mails in response to my introduction yesterday.