Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/08

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Subject: [Leica] Softies for new M (and maybe M-E and Monochrom)
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 18:21:21 -0500
References: <41CEDDD8-6E9C-439D-9559-59189A7415CB@archiphoto.com> <A43E8369-DEB3-43BF-ABF0-CDC3597E84CC@frozenlight.eu> <CAE3QcF4E3B9czZ8Siu4pMvJWBO56MyB5f6Mrc+bfC1OKLrKPSg@mail.gmail.com> <906179C1-580B-4291-85D8-621D95AF4E29@frozenlight.eu>

But you probably buy the best tools available that enable you to do your
job - or you work for someone who buys them for you ;-)

Tina

On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 5:32 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
wrote:

> The only thing I buy at full price is fuel for my car, since I have no
> choice there. And Belgian beer of course.
> But here we are talking essential commodities.
>
> I like to be one generation behind, so now that the M10 is out I will buy
> an M9 when I can get one for 2000 Euro or less. When the M11 comes out in a
> few years, I shall consider the M10. Etc.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>
> YNWA
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 8, 2013, at 10:06 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
>
> > Nathan an extra twenty dollars to replace a softie has decided you
> against
> > the M ! I'm pretty sure you weren't about to buy one new at the full
> price
> > now were you ;-)
> >
> > *If you want to take more interesting pictures,
> > stand in front of more interesting stuff* -- Joe McNally
> >
> > Cheers
> > Geoff
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
> >
> > On 8 March 2013 16:33, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
> >
> >> That really sucks. Now I know for sure I will not be buying any of the
> new
> >> Ms, only a used M9 once the prices fall to my level.
> >>
> >> Great to see Tom in action!
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Nathan
> >>
> >> Nathan Wajsman
> >> Alicante, Spain
> >> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> >> http://www.greatpix.eu
> >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> >>
> >> YNWA
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mar 8, 2013, at 2:07 AM, Henning Wulff wrote:
> >>
> >>> The new M comes with different threads for the cable release socket
> >> (why, Leica, why?) and needs new softies. So Tom and I went to his
> >> favourite CNC shop and we made about 10 different ones until we got the
> >> length, taper and threads correct. I now have a new softie.
> >>>
> >>> Pictures at: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/Stuff/softies/
> >>>
> >>> Henning Wulff
> >>> henningw at archiphoto.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


Replies: Reply from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Softies for new M (and maybe M-E and Monochrom))
In reply to: Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] Softies for new M (and maybe M-E and Monochrom))
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Softies for new M (and maybe M-E and Monochrom))
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Softies for new M (and maybe M-E and Monochrom))
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Softies for new M (and maybe M-E and Monochrom))