Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Please ...those who have taken them: please post photos taken with the Leica M8... we have heard enough about it, now it's time to see the photographic results from this camera, even if it's for the moment, only thru jegs on our screens... many thanks to those who might care to share their images, :-) Steve On Sep 17, 2006, at 7:06 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: > At 5:09 PM -0700 9/17/06, Ted Grant wrote: >> Richard Clompus offered: >> Subject: [Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . . >> >>> Ted, as well said as I've ever heard. Somehow you find the >>> money, buy it and never look back. Somehow my wife always gets >>> over it. After I explained to her yesterday that Leica finally >>> came out with a decent digital camera and I'm getting ready to >>> justify it as best I can, she goes off and says, "well, did you >>> order it yet?" Gotta love her. After 30 years of marriage, she >>> knows me all to well. >> >> Hi Richard, >> Good on you given you've got 30 loving years invested and your >> good wife says: >"well, did you order it yet?" Gotta love her. >> After 30 years of marriage, she knows me all to well.<<<< >> >> OK after 57 years, "yeah I still love her!" There's a slight >> change takes place and it sounds like this... ;-) "You better not >> order it!" ;-) Trust me there isn't any smiley face after hearing >> it! :-) The "command will be quite distinct and unmistakeable in >> the negative!" :-) >> >> You'll say: "No dear, although I was considering it because I'll >> be able to use all those great image cutting Leica lenses you let >> me buy over the years and yer so loving and all, just imagine how >> much better those great lenses you thought made such great >> pictures of you and the children that you always had to wait so >> long for prints from Wal-mart so you could see them and with this >> new Leica digital I'll be able to still take those beautiful >> photos of you actually even better and you'll have colour prints >> or B&W if you wish within a few minutes of taking them. So maybe >> because you'll really like these fantastic images off the Leica M8 >> don't you agree I should get it right away while they're available >> before they're all sold out? ;-) >> >> You'll smile and she'll leave you waiting for seemingly hours of >> tantalizing anticipation. Don't hold your breath you maybe very >> blue before you get an answer! ;-) >> >> Now Richard do please let us know what she says ? ;-) >> >> I don't mean 27 years from now, like after you let her read this >> as I know she's such a loving devoted wife she'll immediately >> insist you get an M8 immediately and start taking great photo's of >> her and the children! ;-) Smile Richard I'm just trying to be >> helpful after 57 years of experience with the same woman whom I'm >> surprised hasn't killed me yet. ;-) >> >> ted > > Is this an acceptable topic for conversation next Wednesday when I > get to talk to Irene? :-) > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information