Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree, Geoff, when I visited Solms, I was in a small tour, (Me and a vice President of Adox film, and his wife) We didn't get into the White Room. We saw about a hundred people in smaller rooms hand-assembling lenses, repairing cameras, and testing new cameras. On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Steve I don't get where that comes from. I thought it was pretty cool that > Leica made that effort to admit people into their clean room to disprove > exactly that. This is not a standard tour. > That's a little like you letting someone off the street don surgical garb, > enter the theatre and watch you perform a procedure. Never mind, soon I be > accused again of supporting Leica too much here. > 2009/5/6 Steve Barbour <kididdoc at cox.net> > > > > > On May 5, 2009, at 1:08 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > > > > Bruce the background is that a baseless rumour arose on the L Camera > Forum > >> tht production of film M's had actually ceased (Leica monitors that > forum > >> to > >> some degree for trends and information, although it is run > >> independently). This followed the official announcement of the end of > >> production for the current R range. The production manager volunteered > to > >> allow members to visit inside their clean room and see for themselves. > Of > >> course the offer was greatly oversubscribed. The compromise was to have > >> the > >> lucky visitors film as they want and share. > >> Remeber Leica does not fund or control that forum. > >> I'm actually visiting there in a few weeks amd the Leica Akadamie has > >> offered a special tour day since the facilities will actually be closed > >> due > >> to public holiday during the official forum meetings/workshops. Cool! I > >> hope > >> to take my M8 where I can and shall share photos here. > >> > > > > if nothing else that sounds like an opportunity to take photos of nothing > > being done... > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > . > >> 2009/5/6 bruce golding <leica at ralgo.nl> > >> > >> this form of filming should be banned. it's rubbish. > >>> > >>> any leica user wishing to see such information will wish to see > detailed > >>> close-ups during the explanations. > >>> > >>> have it filmed by a professional who knows what marketing means and who > >>> can > >>> execute a clear-cut presentation. > >>> > >>> b. > >>> > >>> > >>> On 5-mei-2009, at 18:43, Steve Unsworth wrote: > >>> > >>> From the LUF. See part of the film M production line in action... > >>> > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>> http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/special_leica_mp_m7.php > >>>> ?langid=2 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Cheers > >> Geoff > >> 'Life's not B&W, except at both ends' > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > 'Life's not B&W, except at both ends' > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA