Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A Paris, le 2/11/03 3:27 > Hello Luggers, > We've just returned from Solms. We were fortunate enough to visit the > Leica factory, and were given "the red carpet treatment" while we were > there. The Germans are so gracious! > As we were concluding our tour, one of the engineers came up to us like > a kid with a a great secret. Our guide interpreted for us..."Would you > like to see a prototype of the new CM?" Of course we would! And there we > stood, holding this absolutely beautiful, solid little picture making > machine. It feels like the real thing, weighty, but not heavy, pretty, > but elegant, too. Ergonomic, yes. A little retro, yes. Small, yet > serious. Would we own one? Yes! We tried to buy the prototype! Fabulous. > We loved it instantly. The concensus in our group was that the camera is > a great addition to the Leica line-up. > BTW The factory is definitely worth a visit, as is Wetzlar. I have some > Digilux photos I took of Wetzlar, but don't know how to show them to the > LUG. Anyone interested enough to inform me? > Also, I think one of the great single malt companies, in the spirit (no > pun intended) of Leica special editions, should make a special edition > of scotch, called LUGavulin. > - -Liz j'ai admiré deux choses; cette phrase : It feels like the real thing, weighty, but not heavy, pretty, > but elegant, too aussi elegante qu'un leica et l'idee du LUGavulin amities francaises - -- François f.berton@wanadoo.fr 01 42 78 38 86 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html