Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/28
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At its worst, the bubonic plague is estimated to have killed about three
fourths of the population of Europe. If another plague claimed the same
proportion, I would expect that it wouldn't reduce the price of new Leica
gear, in fact, because of labour shortages, the cost of new gear would rise.
However, the lower demand might force a steep reduction in the cost of used
Leica equipment to those unfortunate enough to survive.
Buzz Hausner
-----Original Message-----
From: Bernard [mailto:5521.g23@g23.relcom.ru]
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 11:21 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] A4, etc
Buzz Hausner wrote:
For those who still use a measuring system coming from the
Middle
Age :-), an inch is about 25,4 mm.
Oh, come now! The metric system is responsible more than
anything for the decline of civilization since the Napoleonic Era. If we
resurrect the firkin, rood, and fortnight and dump those silly metric
measures peace and prosperity would spread across the world and every
photographer could afford Leica lenses!
Dr. Blacktape Feels The Need To Comment, As This Post Refers To The Black
Death...
If history is any guide, we can expect that those hardest hit by a new Black
Death would be the urban poor, living as they do in crowded, unsanitary
conditions. Given that few of them own Leicas - or even LTM imitations - it
is unlikely that a new Black Death would result in a lowering of the price
of used Leica gear. Sorry, Buzz.
(Now a major economic crash, that's another matter....)
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three fourths of the population of Europe. If another plague =
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the same proportion, I would expect that it wouldn't reduce the =
price of new=20
Leica gear, in fact, because of labour shortages, the cost of new =
gear would=20
rise. However, the lower demand might force a steep reduction =
in the=20
cost of used Leica equipment to those unfortunate enough to=20
survive.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D590412516-28071999><FONT color=3D#0000ff =
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size=3D3> Buzz Hausner</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Bernard=20
[mailto:5521.g23@g23.relcom.ru]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July =
28, 1999=20
11:21 AM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Leica] =
A4,=20
etc<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Buzz Hausner wrote:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE =3D CITE><FONT size=3D-1>For those who still =
use a=20
measuring system coming from the Middle</FONT> <BR><FONT =
size=3D-1>Age=20
:-), an inch is about 25,4 mm.</FONT>=20
<P><FONT size=3D-1>Oh, come now! The metric system is=20
responsible more than anything for the decline of =
civilization since=20
the Napoleonic Era. If we resurrect the firkin, rood, =
and=20
fortnight and dump those silly metric measures peace and =
prosperity=20
would spread across the world and every photographer could =
afford=20
Leica =
lenses!</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D580434913-28071999><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial =
size=3D2> Dr. Blacktape Feels The Need To Comment, As This Post =
Refers To The=20
Black Death...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D580434913-28071999><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial =
size=3D2>If=20
history is any guide, we can expect that those hardest hit by a new =
Black Death=20
would be the urban poor, living as they do in crowded, unsanitary =
conditions.=20
Given that few of them own Leicas - or even LTM imitations - it is =
unlikely that=20
a new Black Death would result in a lowering of the price of used =
Leica=20
gear. Sorry, Buzz.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D580434913-28071999><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial =
size=3D2>(Now a=20
major economic crash, that's another matter....)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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