Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/19

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Subject: [Leica] un-believable
From: imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)
Date: Fri Dec 19 17:55:34 2008
References: <C4BF7AB3-DB7F-43A5-9A3A-62AFC042AE67@mac.com> <20081219185359.04b33c1a@linux-019a.site> <0DA7A328-EA7B-486C-935A-38EB0A012C8C@ameritech.net> <BD27E035DFBE447E84496BA54E55A369@D1S9FY41> <494C3CC0.2010707@gmail.com> <a3f189160812191637j16bef191oc3934155177ca856@mail.gmail.com> <494C4109.7060208@gmail.com> <a3f189160812191706r4aac349cu9b43e9681410bbfd@mail.gmail.com> <7ac27f4f0812191729r601e6c42qeac4db5000afa418@mail.gmail.com>

when on a limited budget
it's all about choices
I sold stuff that would rather not have
to get the M8
no regrets
yet would love to still have
some of the stuff I had to sell
choices

I'm one of those that can't have it all

Fond regards,
George

george@imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist



On Dec 19, 2008, at 7:29 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> I'd love to have an M8! I love the rangefinder. I don't know how  
> low they
> should be charging. All I know is that I can't afford the M8 for  
> $4500 then,
> and not $3000 now (#$$%^& economy), and certainly not $5000-$6000 or
> whatever it is for the M8.2.
>
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:06 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 6:49 PM, Yama Nawabi <mknawabi.lug@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>  I just don't agree with how much they're charging for it. I  
>>> understand
>> the
>>> M8 is hand-built and the RF mechanism is expensive, but I am a firm
>> believer
>>> that it could have been a lot better under different guidance.
>>
>>
>> Or a lot different. I happen to like what it turned out to be.
>>
>>
> -- 
> // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com
> // b: http://richardfman.wordpress.com
>
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