Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/21

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Subject: [Leica] How to get an M8 for $3200...
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon Jul 21 17:37:48 2008

Does is really shoot in 5D though?
I can see 3D. And have the glasses to prove it.
4D even - some time travel. Maybe shoot around corners.
But 5D!?!?!? What could that MEAN?!?!

Got to check some old DC comic books and find out.
But I'm sure red kryptonite has something to do with it.



mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: David Rodgers <drodgers@casefarms.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:05:14 -0400
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Conversation: [Leica] How to get an M8 for $3200...
> Subject: RE: [Leica] How to get an M8 for $3200...
> 
> It appears that the Canon 5D can now be had for under $1,900 new. If
> only I could yank (carefully extract) out the sensor and glue it onto
> the pressure plate of my M6. Maybe someone like Cosina will do the magic
> for us. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Filippone [mailto:red735i@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 9:23 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] How to get an M8 for $3200...
> 
> Remember Eric Welch's (in)famous comment about buying used equipment?
> 
> Wait and watch..... always happens...... New Digital whatsit replaces
> old
> digital whatsit.....  Old Digital Whatsit gets sold off to help defray
> the
> cost of the new digital whatsit.....which ALWAYS costs more.....
> 
> Old digital whatsit becomes worthless in a few minutes......after all,
> it is
> OLD technology.  And we can't have that, can we?
> 
> Frank Filippone, who still has only film cameras......
> red735i@earthlink.net
> 
> 
> What makes you think us M8 owners will unload our wonderfull image
> makers?
> 
> Gene
> 
> 
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