Re: [Leica] WAS: M7 Purchases: Hands Up.. NOW: AE lock?

["Dr. Elliot Puritz" <drpuritz@bellsouth.net>]

GREAT Peter!!!

Elliot
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From: "Peter Klein" <pklein@2alpha.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 6:15 PM
Subject: [Leica] WAS: M7 Purchases: Hands Up.. NOW: AE lock?


>
> Ted, me old married person, haven't you heard about the new Leitz
> "Altenumeral" stickers made for just this problem? They are paper-thin
> discs plated with your camera's finish.  You you stick them over the "7"
> in "M7."  You can get them inscribed "4-2," "4-P," "6" or blank (for the
> M2 and 3), depending on what your current camera is. Spouse sees the new
> camera, but it looks like the old one, and she doesn't notice a thing.
> Everyone's happy.  Leica sells more cameras.
>
> Cost: $48 chrome, $62 black chrome, $75 black paint, $125 Titanium.
> Brassing or zincing added for an additional $25.  Code name HYDME.
>
> --Peter Klein
> Seattle, WA
>
> Ted wrote:
>
> >>However, the plan is to make sure I'm creating income with the new one
> quickly, so she who must be obeyed, the feared one when buying new
equipment
> , ;-) will think things are peachy keen and the new camera will sort of be
> announced after the fact! ;-) hell you don't think I'd tell her before
> hand do you? :-)
>
> The secret is to know when it's arriving, have her out doing the mall
> thing when it does, out of the box and into the bag, wrapping off to
re-cycle
> and a week later or so it will just sort of appear unannounced.
>
> Like the hour or before I leave on a shoot so that by the time I get back
> she'll have cooled off. :-) That's the plan, don't tell her, I might not
> make it to the 53 wedding anniversary! ;-)
> >>
> ted.
>
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