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Subject: [Leica] Response to Doctor Ted Grant! :-)
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 21:13:22 -0700
References: <4AA7F56A.6020203@wanadoo.nl> <4AA7FC9E.6030504@sfr.fr> <004201ca3194$ade139a0$a302a8c0@ted> <4AA84BF7.5090608@san.rr.com>

Hi Jerry,
I'm afraid not in a million years! It doesn't happen unless one is a big
name American, European or South American. Or the Queen of England! :-)

But thank you for your kind thought!
cheers,
Dr. ted


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer at san.rr.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Ted Grant" 
<tedgrant at shaw.ca>; "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 5:44 PM
Subject: [Leica] Response to Doctor Ted Grant! :-)


> Dr Grant,
>
> Your AK adulation has probably earned you a well deserved, free, M9 from
> Leica. :-)
>
> I got to work long before 6 AM (PDST) to see the presentation.  Yes, I
> will buy one
> when the initial buying frenzy tapers off.  Probably before Christmas.
>
> Jerry
>
>
> Ted Grant wrote:
>> Philippe Amard offered:
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] R lens users
>>
>>>> Ok 999 is a sad day for many - yet,  at least Leica, in spite of its
>>>>
>> multiple failures, have managed to get us together online and share
>> pictures, and friendly and gay banter - this is one major achievement to
>> my eyes, bigger than any other, to my eyes, only?
>> Bien amicalement de Metz
>> Philippe<<<<<<
>>
>> Bon jour Philippe,
>> I agree, even with all our griping, bitching, complaining and whatever 
>> about Leica, if nothing else due to it and the creation of the LUG by our 
>> wonderful saloon keeper Brian Reid it has created an incredible following 
>> of like minded people in this mad mad family of the LUG!
>>
>> It isn't always cameras and photograpy, it's about our lives, families, 
>> pets, our incredible cross section of professionals still at it or 
>> retired. There's probably more wisdom here on a broad basis of life than 
>> almost any other site.
>>
>> So generally, as long as the camera Leica has a place in many of our 
>> lives daily we'll have this wonderful family communicating around the 
>> world as ladies and gentlemen which is a hard criteria on the sites of 
>> the internet today.
>> And yes we have our off days like any family, but usually the off points 
>> are sorted out, forgotten or we get our knuckles wrapped to get back into 
>> place and order by the Saloon Keeper. You just have to love this family 
>> even when on some days you swear you are leaving! You may think that, but 
>> you shall always return to the family nest!
>>
>> LEICA 999 may not have been everything to all people, but we do see 
>> advances and we will see more as the company slowly catches up to it's 
>> rightful place in the world of digital cameras and photography!
>>
>> It's return to the greatness of it's hey day may never happen. But then 
>> one should be very careful when using ... "never happpen again!" :-)
>> Yes it's a good day. Perfect? Nope! But it's one step more for Leica 
>> photographers and some giant steps for a few others!
>>
>> cheers,
>> Dr. ted
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Le
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema) ([Leica] R lens users)
Message from philippe.amard at sfr.fr (Philippe Amard) ([Leica] R lens users)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] R lens users -LEICA 999- the M9 & LUG family! :-))
Message from glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] Response to Doctor Ted Grant! :-))