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: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Mon Dec 18 12:46:15 2006
References: <5f1be6b50612181148n226f814bt78d44e2474bf0658@mail.gmail.com>

Oh Dave you're SUCH a whiner...

On 12/18/06, David Keenan <ausdlk@gmail.com> wrote:
> >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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In reply to: Message from ausdlk at gmail.com (David Keenan) ([Leica] Re: Is the M8 the Edsel of cameras?)