Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The agony of the wait.
From: Paul Klingaman <pklingaman@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:03:46 PDT

Ken,

I feel your pain.  Last Monday I bought a 35mm summicron privately from a 
great guy in the Midwest(US).  With COD, I won't see the lens until 
tomorrow.  There was a parade and many demonstrations here in Boston on 
Saturday.  I found myself backing up about 15 feet(50mm) quite a bit while 
shooting, each time feeling the sharp prickly pain of "I wish I had that 35 
right now".  Maybe tomorrow I'll notify you when the UPS guy gets here with 
the lens, and you can live vicariously through me, if not for at least for a 
few minutes.  Obviously I'll be completely useless all afternoon here at 
work, fondling the focusing lever and shooting pictures of my water cup and 
pencil mug.

Breathe deeply and relax.  It's cruel and unfair, but the pain will subside 
eventually.

sympathetically,
Paul

>From: "Lee, Ken" <ken.lee@hbc.com>
>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>To: "'Leica Users'" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: [Leica] The agony of the wait.
>Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 14:18:44 -0400
>
>I need the support of people who understand......
>Last Saturday, after long deliberation I packed up my Minivan with all my
>4X5 equipment, a Jobo CPE processor, a 1000ws Dynalite location kit, a
>Bronica ETRS and 250mm lens and went to my local Leica dealer. In exchange
>for all that stuff, I bought a 21mm Asph and 135mm Apo.
>The painful part is that they had neither in stock.  I have to wait at 
>least
>a week to get my hands on my new lenses.   The pain is intense.
>
>Ken
>
>


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