Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica is Listening!
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 23:53:20 -0500

At 09:38 PM 5/12/98 -0500, you wrote:

>It wasn't all that long ago that when Leica came out with the 800 lens for
>the R cameras, a dealer in Oklahoma City (and else where?) threw in a car
>(VW?) with it!!!!

Actually, they've made them since the 60s I believe. But regardless, it was
one store, and they just had one in stock and decided to get rid of it with
some panache, so they decided to throw a car in if someone would buy it for
list price. Which was around $23,000. Marketing. And it was a VW I think.

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Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO

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