Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/26

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Subject: Re: M-6 Rebate ends soon.......
From: "marcober" <marcober@gate.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 22:31:14 -0400

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What happens when you use a lens with "eyes" on an M-6?
Is focusing or anything else made more difficult?
MB

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> From: Roger Beamon <beamon@primenet.com>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: M-6 Rebate ends soon.......
> Date: Thursday, June 19, 1997 8:30 PM
> 
> >This may seem a
> > little weird, but looking down the road 20 years or so, film may
> > be a much more expensive proposition.
> 
> 20 years! Ye Gods, I don't buy green bananas anymore!
> 
> I'll milk the current chemistry, labs and film as long as it's 
> reasonable by my standards (whatever they are). If and when they 
> are no longer available and reasonable, I'll deal with that 
> decision then, and only then. 
> 
> I don't think we can extrapolate 20 years into the future very 
> well. In the middle '70s, the Apple II wasn't yet on the scene. To 
> think what will be available in the future based on where today's 
> technology seems to be going is an endeavor filled with 
> uncertainty, often proved wrong in the past. (Cripes, even as I 
> write this, I'm proving the lie. After all, computers did evolve 
> along a projected line as far as speed and capability are 
> concerned.)
> 
> Now watch my randomly selected tagline to my signature come up with 
> one that is completely contrary to my thoughts above.  8^)
> --
> Roger Beamon  
>        Naturalist & Photographer
>        Leica Historical Society Of America
>        mailto:beamon@primenet.com
>           
>           Thought for the day:
>     Intuition (n): an uncanny sixth sense which tells people 
>     that they are right, whether they are or not.
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<html><head></head><BODY bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><p><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">What happens when you use a lens with =
&quot;eyes&quot; on an M-6?<br>Is focusing or anything else made more =
difficult?<br>MB<br><br>----------<br>&gt; From: Roger Beamon &lt;<font =
color=3D"#0000FF"><u>beamon@primenet.com</u><font =
color=3D"#000000">&gt;<br>&gt; To: <font =
color=3D"#0000FF"><u>leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us</u><font =
color=3D"#000000"><br>&gt; Subject: Re: M-6 Rebate ends =
soon.......<br>&gt; Date: Thursday, June 19, 1997 8:30 PM<br>&gt; =
<br>&gt; &gt;This may seem a<br>&gt; &gt; little weird, but looking down =
the road 20 years or so, film may<br>&gt; &gt; be a much more expensive =
proposition.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; 20 years! Ye Gods, I don't buy green =
bananas anymore!<br>&gt; <br>&gt; I'll milk the current chemistry, labs =
and film as long as it's <br>&gt; reasonable by my standards (whatever =
they are). If and when they <br>&gt; are no longer available and =
reasonable, I'll deal with that <br>&gt; decision then, and only then. =
<br>&gt; <br>&gt; I don't think we can extrapolate 20 years into the =
future very <br>&gt; well. In the middle '70s, the Apple II wasn't yet =
on the scene. To <br>&gt; think what will be available in the future =
based on where today's <br>&gt; technology seems to be going is an =
endeavor filled with <br>&gt; uncertainty, often proved wrong in the =
past. (Cripes, even as I <br>&gt; write this, I'm proving the lie. After =
all, computers did evolve <br>&gt; along a projected line as far as =
speed and capability are <br>&gt; concerned.)<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Now watch =
my randomly selected tagline to my signature come up with <br>&gt; one =
that is completely contrary to my thoughts above. &nbsp;8^)<br>&gt; =
- --<br>&gt; Roger Beamon &nbsp;<br>&gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Naturalist &amp; =
Photographer<br>&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Leica =
Historical Society Of America<br>&gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font =
color=3D"#0000FF"><u>mailto:beamon@primenet.com</u><font =
color=3D"#000000"><br>&gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thought for =
the day:<br>&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Intuition (n): an uncanny sixth =
sense which tells people <br>&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that they are =
right, whether they are or not.</p>
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