Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/24

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Competition: was Thanks!! OT Contax G2: Cost
From: "Takeshi Hashimoto" <hashimoto.takeshi@mailcity.com>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 02:19:48 -1100

When I was in Florence,Italy, in 1995, I say quite a few M's (maybe 5-6) around the necks of tourists during my few days there.
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On Wed, 24 May 2000 08:33:14   B. D. Colen wrote:
>The fact that Leica doesn't do things like this all the time, rather than
>produce King Tut Limited Edition Jewel Encrusted Black Paint M6 Pandas,
>tells you why there are only 12 people left in the world taking photos with
>Leicas, and why many young people who see a Leica today assume that it is
>some bizarre Eastern European P&S.
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
>> Bmceowen@aol.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 8:08 AM
>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Competition: was Thanks!! OT Contax G2: Cost
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 5/23/00 8:21:44 PM, ohlen@sierratel.com writes:
>>
>> << I think that you all ought to calm down a little bit and remember that
>> this is
>>
>> an international list.  You need to give a little more thought to
>> what you are
>>
>> proposing --- if Leica ain't willing to sponsor such a
>> competition, then why
>>
>> the LUG??? >>
>>
>> Because for us, it's no risk -- other than $10 each. It's
>> something we could
>> do, that no one would ever have to know about (other than us and the
>> students) and it would be a good thing for at least the winner
>> anyway. Why
>> NOT do it?
>>
>> Bob (never lets logic get in the way of a good idea) McEowen
>>
>
>


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