[Leica] An R series question R8 - pretty ?

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Douglas M. Sharp offered in return: :-)

>>> Ted, mein Freund:
> As I wrote, albeit between the lines, I'm not damning the
> R8/9 out of hand, they are just not on the list - yet -<<<

Okkaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy! ;-)

>>>maybe I just have a different view of "pretty", for me the epitome of
design in various fields is :<<<<<<<

But we do however have a number of mutual likes though:-)

>The AC Cobra
>DC-3, Super Connie, Comet 4B, Concorde
>De Havilland Mosquito, Mustang, Vickers Vulcan
>Centurion,
>Lee-Enfield .303, Bren Gun,
>Leica M, Leica IIIG, Leica SL/SL2, Rolleis

So you see we are buddies! ;-)

>>> but I really look at it this way - my justification.......
> Why should I divorce my wife, with whom I've been happily >married for the
last 12 years, just to get another woman
>who is, in my eyes, less pretty but able to sing and dance a >bit better
than the one I married ?  <<<<

No question! Yer sure right on this, only make mine... .......married to her
for 55 years. ;-) .......Oh I've thought of trading her in a few times,
dismissed it quicker!  But I bet she's thought of me like this on more than
one occasion... "Damn I'm really going to get rid of him for sure this
time!" ;-)

>>I know now that you are in love with this Leica,<<<

Yeah but I fall in love easily! ;-) Show me a cooler Leica and I could be
smitten all over again! ;-) ;-)

ted