[Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Ted,

While I do not have 57 years with her, its around 38, You have nailed her 
responce dead on!  ;-)  And no, I'm not going to hold my breath.

Gene


-------------- Original message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>: 
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> 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 
> 
> 
> " 
> 
> 
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