Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/21

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] Just for the hell of it
From: csocolow <csocolow@microserve.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 21:53:26 -0500

Bill Erfurth wrote:
> 
> Just for the hell of it, let's spend one week...from
> this Sunday through next Sunday talking about Nuts &
> Bolts stuff.  Things like, taking photos, using a 90mm
> lens to shoot something rather than a 50mm lens,
> cleaning lenses, cleaning bodies, showing your
> pictures to the group (I love to see what others are
> doing), Places you have been that are good photo-ops,
> taking holiday photos, taking photos in the snow, how
> to keep your fingers from freezing to the M & R bodies
> and the like.
> 
> I really get tired of hearing about Contax, Konica,
> how to use the R8 for a boat anchor & Leica's future.
> If Leica closed their doors tomorrow, it would most
> likely not effect any of us for years to come...all of
> our cameras would continue to function flawlessly.
> 
> Let's give it the old college try.  For one week, even
> I will not tell you what price Leica's stock closed
> at, nor will I suggest that Herr Cohn give away a Free
> schnitzel with ever R8 sold.  (However, since the
> Christmas season is coming, he may want to consider
> giving away a Free German Nutcracker...[Sorry])
> 
> Let's give thanks for the great cameras we already
> have.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Bill Erfurth
> m6rf@yahoo.com
> 


Bill,

Dr. Blacktape proposed this earlier this summer. Where did it get him?
In the hospital as the result of an auto accident. Be careful of what
you ask for.

- -- 
Carl Socolow

http://members.tripod.com/SocPhoto/