Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information