[Leica] Re: honoured to own one

[Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>]

EEEgads! And to think of the gyrations that I am going through to increase
my MF capability yet retain my Leica R capability. I used Hasselblad's
promotion of a free film back with each lens (basically an $800 discount on
each lens) and Hasselblad's "interest free" financing for 12 months. But,
of course, there are a lot of folks that think of this stuff as toys rather
than serious tools.

Oh well...

Jim


At 01:42 PM 7/24/99 -0700, you wrote:
> Marc James Small wrote:
><snip> is a superb lens and I am honoured to own one.  This is a lens with
great
>optical and mechanical capabilities.
>Marc
>
>This is the first I've noticed this sentiment "honoured to own one"
expressed or
>in quite this way.
>I am at late again frustrated with a wealthy friend brushing off an exquisite
>high end (in this case Zeiss appropriately enough) optics saying they are
>"disappointed" "not impressed" with the quality of their snapshots. (OK
this guy
>doesn't like his Sonnar FE 2.8/150 mm, not exactly on topic but what is?).
>He is already bored with his new toy and would like to free up the money
to buy
>another one. 
>And he should be "honoured to own one." 
>He should be honoured the company allowed him to have one for five minutes if
>you ask me. 
>The dilettantes among us.
>Mark Rabiner
>