Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Rolls Royce / Aston Martin world service
From: Tarek Charara <tarek.charara@wanadoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:19:50 +0200

Christer,

What's the Analyser's brand? Sounds like an interesting device!

TIA,

Tarek
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Tarek Charara
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le 29.03.2001 13:40, Christer Almqvist à christer@almqvist.net a écrit :

> Talking about  _excellent_ service: I bought an Analyser  (enlarging
> meter and timer) a couple of years ago for about 250 pounds sterling
> and I have found it  to be a very helpful device in the darkroom when
> using my Leica V35 (on topic). Now there is a new model out with some
> additional features and a new metering philosophy (it proposes  the
> exposure time that will give you details in the highlight and
> indicates how much shadow detail you will get with that exposure and
> the paper grade you have selcted, and also shows the effect of
> changing exposure time and paper grade by lightning up LEDs next to a
> grey scale to show the range of grey tones you can expect). The
> manufacturer offers an upgrade of the new model to incorporate all
> the new features for less than 20% of the new price, and that
> includes return postage. I just got my updated Analyser back
> 
> I wish Apple would do the same with my computer. The screen is fine,
> the hard disc is adequate, the modem perfect, the keyboard without
> fault - why can't I have a few chips exchanged rather than having to
> buy a whole new computer. I am sure they could have designed my
> PowerBook that way if they had really wanted to.
> 
> Chris
> 
>> Which reminds me of a story from some years back with Ason Martin.
>> Filming a story which involved the fastest production of a record into the
>> shops, we needed a high-speed car to take us from a (record) plating plant
>> to a pressing plant in Northampton. Aston Martin were local and offered a
>> Vantage and a driver for the occassion.
>> I followed in a little Peugeot and lost them after the first corner!
>> When I eventually arrived at the destination I was horrified to find they
>> were not already there. After a half hour I had a call saying they were
>> having problems but would be there soon. 15 minutes later they called to
>> ask could I pick them up?
>> The irony was that the driver was Aston Martin's world service
>> representative. If any problem locally could not be solved he'd go out to
>> sort it, middle of the Sahara, central rain forest, anywhere. But after a
>> stone got lodged in one of the ventilated discs they were stranded, even
>> with his knowledge and expertise.
>> We saved their face by not mentioning this in the film but the photos of
>> that day I found a couple of days ago, taken with the Leica of course.
>> 11 hours from start of recording the track to playing the first record on
>> air.
>> Jem
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:    Douglas Cooper [SMTP:douglas@dysmedia.com]
>> Sent:    29 March 2001 00:25
>> To
>> 
>> The story -- perhaps apocryphal -- is that Rolls Royce would ship you a new
>> car, anywhere in the world, if yours broke down as a result of a
>> manufacturing defect.  So if you were in the middle of the Sahara, and your
>> engine exploded, they'd airlift you a nice sedan.  (Actually, I don't
>> believe this for a moment -- nevertheless, it's what I think Leica should
>> do.)
>> 
>> cheers,
>> 
>> 
>> Douglas Cooper
>> http://www.dysmedia.com
>> 
>> NO ARCHIVE

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