Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Millenium 888
From: "Lee Yan Zhan" <yzlee@cyberway.com.sg>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 12:16:14 +0800
References: <02f601c00073$0cf51040$0100000a@loksi> <4.3.2.7.0.20000806220132.00b23ac0@mail.halcyon.com> <3.0.6.32.20000807084629.00904250@pop.microtec.net> <v04011705b5b4b9a2b48e@[209.53.32.129]>

Henning,

NOW YOU BLEW IT!!!!!  PRICES OF LEICA WITH AUSPICIOUS SERIAL NUMBERS WILL BE
GOING THROUGH THE ROOF!!!!!!!!

Then again, I suppose I am not the only on in the LUG with serial no
fetishism.

Recently, I found an 50 Summilux with #1688886.  The condition is EX+ but
who cares!!!

On your #3636888, can we arrange for a swap with a new ASPH lens??  (Still
trying after 3 years)

Cheers,
Lee
Fellow LUGGER from Singapore

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 3:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Millenium 888


> At 10:57 AM -0400 8/7/00, M.E.Berube - GoodPhotos wrote:
> >At 11:26 PM 8/7/00 +1000, you wrote:
> >>The number eight is auspicious in Chinese culture as it means
'prosperity'.
> >>The number 3 means 'long life'.......
> >
> >Just think....Spock could have just saved a whole bunch of time and said
"3
> >& 8" instead of "Live long and Prosper."
> >Carpe Luminem,
> >Michael
>
> The following is what I've been told by Lee Yan Zhan, a Singapore Leica
> user (sorry Lee, if I got some of it wrong!):
>
> 1 - Everyday, daily
> 2 - Easy
> 3 - Life, Long life
> 4 - Death
> 5 - Never
> 6 - Luck, Happiness
> 7 - Gone, vanish
> 8 - Wealth, prosperity
> 9 - Forever, continuing
> 0 - Karma, fate
>
> The reason Lee went into the details is that he checked all my Leica
lenses
> and saw that I had one numbered 3636888. After telling me about the
meaning
> of the numbers, I think I should hang on to that lens. If I don't, Lee
said
> he would give me a good price for it ;-).
>
>    *            Henning J. Wulff
>   /|\      Wulff Photography & Design
>  /###\   mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com
>  |[ ]|     http://www.archiphoto.com

In reply to: Message from "Ross McLeish" <loksi@dingoblue.net.au> (Re: [Leica] Millenium 888 (long-ish beer story))
Message from Carl Cook <clcook@halcyon.com> ([Leica] Re 50mm Summicrom)
Message from Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net> (Re: [Leica] Millenium 888 (long-ish beer story))
Message from "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com> (Re: [Leica] Millenium 888)