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Subject: [Leica] The last 100 Noctilux'es (Noctili?)
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Tue May 20 23:37:27 2008
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Noctiluciae?
An expensive way of buying a nice box to keep cigars in - I very much 
doubt that I'll be buying one.
Douglas

Luis Ripoll wrote:
> Right my friend, but I should say like the caption of a Luis Bu?uel film - 
> I
> don't know if I can properly translate in English - "The obscure object of
> the desire". I sincerely say you that I desire more one of this than two
> M8..., and if I had one I can assure that it will be for my use and my
> pleasure to own such a treasure, but at the same time, I think that this is
> a not rational desire, like the pure beauty, is a concept far away from our
> everyday life. I hope you understand what I mind,
>
> Salud!
> Luis
>  
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de
> Geoff Hopkinson
> Enviado el: mi?rcoles, 21 de mayo de 2008 1:24
> Para: 'Leica Users Group'
> Asunto: RE: [Leica] The last 100 Noctilux'es (Noctili?)
>
> Beautifully presented for the collector. The box decoration seems to be
> explicitly aimed at Japanese collectors. I bet they are all snapped up
> rapidly. None would ever go on a camera, of course. I hope that Leica
> invests all of that obscenely large amount of money on designing ?berlegene
> Objektive f?r Fotografen not pretty treasures to be hidden away and never
> used!
>
> Cheers
> Geoff (still don't want no dang Nocti when I have the Summilux)
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Vick Ko
> Sent: Wednesday, 21 May 2008 04:17
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] The last 100 Noctilux'es (Noctili?)
>
> Look at this, for all you who must have the the ability to shoot at f1.
>
> Pretty snazzy box, eh?
>
> http://www.summilux.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=242396#242396
>
> Now, I assure you, I won't be buying one.
>
> Have one already, from years ago, in the classical white box.
>
> regards
> Vick
>
>
>
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