Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] NEW M7 "special" model announced - Here we go again!
From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:20:58 -0800
References: <200211192237.OAA14916@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <5.1.0.14.0.20021120153624.030247a0@pop.hfx.eastlink.ca> <p05100307ba01b499b1ab@[209.53.32.55]> <3DDC623C.6020708@shaw.ca>

At 9:34 PM -0700 11/20/02, Greg J. Lorenzo wrote:
>Hi Henning,
>
>I take it you've seen the Maple Leaf M7?
>
>One of the local dealers wants a premium over M7 MSRP for them.
>
>Just like the brain trust at Leica to produce this M7 when they 
>could have produced a special M7 set with 50th Anniversary Noctilux.
>
>Regards,
>
>Greg
>
>Henning Wulff wrote:
>
>>At 3:38 PM -0400 11/20/02, Robert G. Stevens wrote:
>>
>>>Edward:
>>>
>>>Where did you see the R9?  I am expecting one any time now.  I am 
>>>in Canada, so I don't know how much longer it will be.  When 
>>>initially ordered the Canadian Leica Agency expected them late in 
>>>November.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Robert
>>
>>
>>Well, at least we have the 'Maple Leaf' M7 in stores here already :-(
>>

Yes, I've seen it. Not very impressive. Looks like someone with a 
Dremel and a bit of red paint got at an otherwise OK M7.

I would value it at about $100 less than the unscratched M7.

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