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Subject: [Leica] Doomed: Leica MP 0.58x
From: s.jessurun95 at chello.nl (animal)
Date: Thu Jan 27 15:02:37 2005
References: <IPEJJPIMDEGNKCCLEDOHEEFBEHAA.joelct@singnet.com.sg>

thanks for the clarification.
simon jessurun

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Low" <joelct@singnet.com.sg>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 11:57 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Doomed: Leica MP 0.58x


>              Simon
>
>              A product is considered "consumed" by the
> manufacturer/retailer when it is sold - we the buyers
>              are consumers.
>
>              In today's "logistics" world - a product is considered sold
> when it departs the manufacturer's QC
>              bench - so the speed of consumerism is now accelerated.
>
>              In cyber world - this type of consumerism may one day 
> commence
> from the click of your mouse!
>
>              Diabolical? Perhaps not - let us watch the scene
>
>              Regards / Joseph Low
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of
> animal
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 06:41
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Doomed: Leica MP 0.58x
>
>
> "
>> But buying extremely well made cameras, wood working
>> tools, kitchen utensils, etc. just for occasional use
>> is consumerism.
>>
>> And of course,  I do not mean to imply you are like that
>> at all.  If anything, I am saying I am part of that consumerism
>> society myself.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> - Phong
> "
>
> I,m far from  a native english speaker and have no dictionarry anymore but
> doesn,t the verb consume imply that something is used leaving only waste 
> or
> heat whatever?
> I ,m not able to use my M3 like a photographer but still would pass it on 
> to
> the next generation .
> It,s not consumed then is it?
> best regards
> simon jessurun
>
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