Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BF1BEB.8F75F0F0 Content-Type: text/plain I remember having this exchange with Junior in the past about some absurd question to which he wanted an answer. At the risk of repeating myself, but possibly saving us all a whole lot of useless messages, let me just say to Junior... "If you are so interested in the number of plastic parts in a Leica M6, go out and do some research yourself and come back and report the results to the rest of us. Otherwise, give it up. Okay?" Buzz Hausner - -----Original Message----- From: DonjR43198@aol.com [mailto:DonjR43198@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 1:23 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: judicious use of plastics In a message dated 10/21/99 11:31:11 AM Central Daylight Time, AStewart@gigaweb.com writes: << Let's get sensible about design criteria and choices for material selection. Just because metal is used doesn't mean that it was objectively the best for the required application. Engineers aren't the only discipline involved the materials choice. >> Still have not heard how many plastic parts there are in the M-6 cameras. Does anyone know the number? - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BF1BEB.8F75F0F0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.0.1460.9"> <TITLE>Why Don't You Do Some Research?</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I remember having this exchange with Junior in the = past about some absurd question to which he wanted an answer. At = the risk of repeating myself, but possibly saving us all a whole lot of = useless messages, let me just say to Junior...</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>"If you are so interested in the number of = plastic parts in a Leica M6, go out and do some research yourself and = come back and report the results to the rest of us. Otherwise, = give it up. Okay?"</FONT></P> <P> <FONT SIZE=3D2>Buzz = Hausner</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: DonjR43198@aol.com [<A = HREF=3D"mailto:DonjR43198@aol.com" = TARGET=3D"_blank">mailto:DonjR43198@aol.com</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 1:23 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: judicious use of = plastics</FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>In a message dated 10/21/99 11:31:11 AM Central = Daylight Time, </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>AStewart@gigaweb.com writes:</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2><< Let's get sensible about design criteria and = choices for material </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>selection.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2> Just because metal is used doesn't mean that = it was objectively the best for</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2> the required application. Engineers aren't the = only discipline involved the</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2> materials choice.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2> >></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Still have not heard how many plastic parts there = are in the M-6 cameras. </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Does anyone know the number?</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> - ------ =_NextPart_001_01BF1BEB.8F75F0F0--