Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M2 contrition
From: "Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 23:16:03 -0400

Paul-
Before I got addicted to Leicas, I bought a Mamiya C220 the day my daughter
was born.... It led to Hasselblads, Leicas, and I don't know what all- The
daughter is now almost 25 years old, and the camera monkey is stillon my
back!
Sorry, pal- it never ends! :o}~
Dan
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Bolam <Paul@bolam67.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 4:17 PM
Subject: [Leica] M2 contrition


> I have an admission to make, I've just bought an M2 body to celebrate the
> birth of our newborn son!
> N.B. I made sure it was manufactured in the year of my birth (serial
number
> 93109x).
>
> Is this a serious crime - in that I haven't told the wife about buying
this
> OR the recent purchase of the secondhand M6 + noctilux?
>
> Is there salvation for me or am I condemned to celebrate life's good
> fortunes with sentimental purchases? I have never owned Leica gear in the
> past and this is our first child.
>
> Think I'm suffering from the Leica bug - how long do the symptoms last?
>
> Yours contritely,
> Paul.
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