Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Now, what about the stickers to cover up the 1.0 and 1.4 to make them 2.0 lenses so the wife does not find out the lens cost more than you said it did? I'd like to pay with Paypal for a 4-2 black paint sticker. Chris Williams - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Elliot Puritz" <drpuritz@bellsouth.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS: M7 Purchases: Hands Up.. NOW: AE lock? > GREAT Peter!!! > > Elliot > ----- Original Message ----- > 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. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html