Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] word on the street - changes to MP already!
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 12:54:33 -0700
References: <006001c31712$6e9bcba0$0200a8c0@jim>

Jim

Oh no, they become instant "Collector Items" for $3600,

Jerry

Jim Shulman wrote:

> Doesn't sound right to me--Leica obviously went to a great deal of
> trouble creating an M2/3-manque camera with modern viewfinder and meter.
> Why would they want to spoil the effect with the wrong shutter speed
> dial--one of the very elements that gives the camera its charm?  If they
> were to do that, I think they'd have a lot of unsold $2600 cameras in
> the warehouse.
>
> J
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Tim
> Atherton
> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 12:30 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] word on the street - changes to MP already!
>
> > > Amazing,,,,,,, or more likely, common sense.
> >
> > You're kidding, right?  They had actually gone *back* to the previous
> > direction for the MP?  My head spins.
>
> But I hear they are going to compensate by making the re-wind rank
> counter-clockwise now...
>
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