Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Hong Kong Hospitality - (Long!) - Part 2
From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 21:18:41 -0500

TTAbrahams@aol.com jotted down the following:

> P.S. Coming home I found out that Hermes has bought 30% of Leica. After
> having seen the plethora of Hermes stuff in both Tokyo and Hong Kong, I can
> only wonder what this deal will bring out. Hermes ties as neckstraps for
> Leicas? Leica neckstraps as ties in Hermes duty free lists? Maybe a whole
> series of Hermes Silk camera wraps.

Never mind that!  What I'm worried about is the vulanite, ERCs and lens
cases.  Hermes also owns Jean-Paul Gautier!

Should give the "Purple Haze" M4 a run for it's money ;)

M.

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