Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/18

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Is the M8 the Edsel of cameras?
From: ausdlk at gmail.com (David Keenan)
Date: Mon Dec 18 11:48:09 2006

>2. The M8 design features seems based on stop-gap economical anxiety
>with little regard for Leica's past reputation.Rather than a tool for
>recording life in the raw, so to speak, they're expensive toys and
>status symbols.
>
>3. As far as Leica owners getting what they asked for? I believe
>self-flagellation was mentioned in my earlier post? To paraphrase old
>Winnie, "never before, have so many, been screwed for so much, and come
>away so sheepishly."

Walt --

Be careful, brother, as you speak the words of a heretic...

As I have discovered personally, heretics are barely tolerated in these here
parts.

Dave.

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