Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/25
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Oddmund: Might it be that Leica is doing a little trolling? catch the big
fish? just a thought.. Tony
TEMPUS VITAM REGIT
On Tue, 25 Mar 1997, Oddmund Garvik wrote:
> At 21:45 24/03/1997 EST, Teddy G wrote:
> >Stephen Gandy wrote:
> >
> ><<<If the present Leica management doesn't have it together enough to be
> >SURE that its new flagship camera is compatible with ITS OWN lenses,
> >what other mistakes are they making?>>>>>>>>
> >
> >Excuse me Stephen,
> >
> >Aaawww it's so easy to sh--t on somebody when you don't know the details, so
> >lighten up!
>
> Yeah, you say something, Teddy...
>
> Why should we try to explain away this blunder. We are talking about their
> flagship camera, a new product, which obviously has not been tested
> accurately enough. If it was one of their plastic boxes, it would probably
> be less serious. But when the beast cost about $3200 'naked', it is a
> serious fault. I don't care of course, I am not that sick. I would never
> waste money on a camera like this. I stick to my old FM if I need an SLR,
> and I use the coins to buy tickets, films and food, whatever. I'd rather buy
> wine to my friends for $3200...
>
>
> --------------------,,^..^,,-----------------------
> I bhfad uainn go le/ir an drochrud...
> Djalli qendrofte larg prej te gjithe nesh...
> Far from us all be the evil thing...
>
> Oddmund Garvik
> garvik@i-t.fr
>