Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It used to mean "Grand Old Party," and is the nickname of the Republicans. It has come to mean Grand Ol' Pirates.... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Robert G. Stevens Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 2:53 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] NEW M7 "special" model announced - Here we go again! What is a GOP? Regards, Robert At 01:48 PM 11/21/2002 -0500, Stuart Phillips wrote: >May as well put a GOP elephant on it too. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Henry Ting" <henryting10@yahoo.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 1:17 PM >Subject: RE: [Leica] NEW M7 "special" model announced - Here we go >again! > > > > It's about time Leica wise up by putting an American > > Flag on the camera. Afterall U.S. is their biggest > > market. Can't really bash them for that....or can we ? > > > > --- bdcolen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > Thanks, Ed - Good to know that Leica is living up to > > > its reputation as a > > > producer of neck jewelry for tasteless dentists with photo > > > pretensions...:-) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of > > > Edward Caliguri > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 2:08 PM > > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > Subject: [Leica] NEW M7 "special" model announced - > > > Here we go again! > > > > > > > > > Hi all! > > > First, saw the R9 and it's well done (as the > > > R8), but the anthracite > > > finish adds new meaning to "as solid as a rock". It > > > looks like granite. > > > > > > Second -- one likes to see Leica pt their > > > efforts into such things; > > > shows they are on the cutting edge of technology. Apparently, 100 > > > new M7's with an engraved American Flag on the top > > > plate, will be made ( as > > > will some other countries, such as 100 Canada, 60 > > > France, 1 Luxembourg, > > > etc., I don't have the numbers) along with either a > > > 35mm or 50mm f/2.0 > > > lens -- BUT IT"S for dealer demonstration ONLY -- > > > the 'rules' are > > > unclear on that. Maybe a dealer out there can tell > > > me before rumor > > > festers into fact. > > > > > > That does their Research and Development team justice. Maybe > > > it will come with Hermes Cologne or Perfume as well! :-) > > > > > > Always at your service reporting breakthrough > > > technology, > > > EC > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > -- > > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html