Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Vick, You still need that cold shower! (-: ! Cheers Jayanand On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Vick Ko <vick.ko@sympatico.ca> wrote: > Mark > > I wasn't trolling. Perhaps I should have posted at IDCC, which is more > interested in collecting. > But honestly, I received an email yesterday, from an inquiry that I had > completely forgotten about, for a KE-7A kit. A person had claimed to have > one for sale, I replied back, months ago, but received no further reply. > Well, he responded yesterday, and with a price that is very reasonable > (comparatively). > Now, with my prior thread on this topic, there were those that were amused > (I hope) and provided some excellent advice. And what really impressed me > even further were the stories of prior pricing (one university getting a > set > at a couple hundred dollars, and the pricing when the US Army released a > number of sets onto the civilian market). And I also got many private > emails, with images, to assert authenticity. That was a completely > surprising and welcome outcome of that thread. > > So, not a troll. I thought the group might be amused at how my desires for > getting a KE-7A is playing out. > As for shooting with it, I fully intend to, if I get it. It comes with the > 50/2 Elcan lens, which I still hear isn't so hot a lens. > As for current shooting, well, my work is killing me right now. No current > shooting. It is crunch time, in the software release delivery business. > Phase 1 delivery is 1.5 weeks late (we are holding the final review for > shipment today), phase 2 - commercial release is mid-June. No time for > relaxation until then. > > ....Vick > > > Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> ...I believe the thread is intended to be annoying and a not all that >> subtle troll. >> Mark William Rabiner >> markrabiner.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >