Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If the $100 - $150 let me handle them alone for a solid hour, in a studio situation, and/or take them for an hour long walk, and keep the cards full of images I'd make; I'd seriously consider paying the dues. If it buys me ten minutes with them in my hands while someone yaks in my ear about them. ? absurd to the max. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Mar 9, 2010, at 5:21 PM, Philip Forrest wrote: > hahahahahaha. > So it's THAT kind of stupidity that Leica is banking on. Goodness > gracious. If I really want to see an M9, I can find one or two in the > hands of a few people in Philly. or I can paint up my M4 for a day, > add > some gaffer tape for additional thickness, an LCD protector with a > superslide underneath taped to the back door. My M9.4 would have cost > me less than $10USD. > Phil Forrest > > > On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:45:30 -0800 > Adam Bridge <abridge at gmail.com> wrote: > >> I got a flyer in the mail yesterday from good ol' Leica USA touting >> their big road show tour. >> >> Great! I'd love to see the latest gear. >> >> Oh - but I have to pay them $100 to participate if I want to see the >> M9 and $150 for the S2. >> >> I found myself almost irrationally irritated by this. It's tone-deaf >> to the times, at least in the part of California, and they don't >> appear to offer anything (besides possibly some hands-on >> experience) I >> can't get from the net and a visit to my dealer. >> >> I'm just shaking my head. >> >> Adam Bridge >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information