Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Need some advice
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 11:42:39 -0700
References: <003001c012aa$9ec31820$6c0110ac@ccapr.com>

"B. D. Colen" wrote:
> 
> Well, the first thing I do when I buy a new anything is rip off all the damn
> wrapping and throw it away - but then I buy cameras, appliances, etc., to
> use, not collect.:-)<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Hi B.D.,	
Like you, as soon as I can get my hands on the machine everything is off
and out!  However,  now that I hear of people paying ridiculous prices
for leica boxes, wrappings and bits of paper, I kind of wish I'd kept
all that junk. The problem is I'd need a warehouse to store it. :-)

I get 'em to use 'em. Hell one time a Leica rep. convince me to buy a
brand new M4 that had "Made in Midland" on the top plate and keep it as
an investment. After one week I figured, "to hell with this I need
another body for this shoot and what harm can come from just one shoot? 
I'll put it back in the box with wrappings!"  At the moment it seemed
like a good idea.  :-)

But I inadvertently popped it against the other 2 M4's I had hung around
my neck while running and the "Midland made" never saw the inside of a
Leica box ever again! :-) Big deal, as I'm a user not an investment
broker. ;-)  However, I understand today it would be worth many a
"Canadian Loonie!"  For those not familiar with Canadian currency the
"LOONIE" is a one dollar value coin named after the Canadian bird, the
Loon!  

Some how, maybe it was me that should have been called a "loonie!" ;-)

ted 
Victoria, Canada
http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant

In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] Need some advice)