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Subject: [Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more economical, ...
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Fri May 16 06:33:50 2008
References: <BAY113-F39A38AA86318C34E818E808CC80@phx.gbl>

Interesting link. thanks Vic - it's also interesting where the 
locomotive came from
http://www.steamtrain.ca/loco_909_en.asp?onglet=1   a leftover from the 
Cold War.
Cheers
Douglas

Vick Ko wrote:
> OT - here is a steam train that may come up for sale:
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/05/14/ot-steam-train-080514.html?ref=rss
>  
>
>
> It is a local steam train that runs in the summer, but due to our 
> winter with record-breaking snowfall, a landslide has de-stablized the 
> tracks. The owner is worried that they cannot afford the repair, nor 
> the upcoming costs for the year.
>
> But back on topic, yes, I do try to cycle through all my cameras.  
> They get used eventually.  None are truly "new mint".
>
> For me, as a Canadian, the Midland cameras have a special place in my 
> heart.
>
> ...Vick
>
>
>> From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Oh god, I found another KE-7A kit, far more    
>> economical,...
>> Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 14:41:29 +0200
>>
>> Vick,
>>
>> as a collector myself - I try and collect one of the last 10 of each 
>> Leica camera model (so far SL2, SL, IIIG, R5, R7, R3Mot, SL2Mot,  
>> CLE, M4-2, first run of M6 Titanium and an M2 that has a late number 
>> allocated to an M1 - I fully understand that a KE-7A looking for a 
>> good home would be more than welcome to find one in your (or indeed, 
>> my) collection.
>>
>> Even though these are 'only' tools for photography, they are also 
>> tangible expressions of a love of precision and craftsmanship (at 
>> least the earlier models are) that is sadly disappearing much too 
>> quickly.
>>
>> Before anyone asks - yes they do get used every now and again, as do 
>> several Retinas, Vitos, Rollei 35s and Yashicas.
>>
>> I suppose the same applies to collectors of Rolex, Omega and the 
>> like,  they're nice to look at and handle but, at the end of the day, 
>> you really only need one watch to tell you the time.
>>
>> To be honest, if I had the space, finances and facilities, I'd 
>> probably collect steam trains :-)
>>
>> Enjoy your collecting - I do
>>
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>
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