[Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more economical, ...

[vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)]

OT - here is a steam train that may come up for sale:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/05/14/ot-steam-train-080514.html?ref=rss

It is a local steam train that runs in the summer, but due to our winter 
with record-breaking snowfall, a landslide has de-stablized the tracks. The 
owner is worried that they cannot afford the repair, nor the upcoming costs 
for the year.

But back on topic, yes, I do try to cycle through all my cameras.  They get 
used eventually.  None are truly "new mint".

For me, as a Canadian, the Midland cameras have a special place in my heart.

...Vick


>From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far 
>more   economical,...
>Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 14:41:29 +0200
>
>Vick,
>
>as a collector myself - I try and collect one of the last 10 of each Leica 
>camera model (so far SL2, SL, IIIG, R5, R7, R3Mot, SL2Mot,  CLE, M4-2, 
>first run of M6 Titanium and an M2 that has a late number allocated to an 
>M1 - I fully understand that a KE-7A looking for a good home would be more 
>than welcome to find one in your (or indeed, my) collection.
>
>Even though these are 'only' tools for photography, they are also tangible 
>expressions of a love of precision and craftsmanship (at least the earlier 
>models are) that is sadly disappearing much too quickly.
>
>Before anyone asks - yes they do get used every now and again, as do 
>several Retinas, Vitos, Rollei 35s and Yashicas.
>
>I suppose the same applies to collectors of Rolex, Omega and the like,  
>they're nice to look at and handle but, at the end of the day, you really 
>only need one watch to tell you the time.
>
>To be honest, if I had the space, finances and facilities, I'd probably 
>collect steam trains :-)
>
>Enjoy your collecting - I do
>
>Cheers
>Douglas
>
>
>
>
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>
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