Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Department of Space and Land Reclamation (est. 1999; Chicago, IL) http://www.spacehijackers.co.uk/html/ideas/writing/dslr.html -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > From: Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:25:17 +0100 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Kuwait bans DSLRs > > > Le 23 nov. 10 ? 19:14, Douglas Sharp a ?crit : > >> Probably to open up the market for special edition Leica M9 cameras >> for rich sheikhs:-) > > Another hypothesis is that DSLR might be some mischievous acronym in > the language, > or the name of an opposing political group, > or pronounced like some insult to their faith, > who knows? > > BTW Just imagine how many trans-standard zoom lenses would sell in > English speaking countries if called Wide-Tele Focals ... > I'll ask Mark ;-) > > > Ph > > > >> Douglas >> >> On 23.11.2010 18:31, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: >>> >>> Tina Manley offered: >>> Subject: [Leica] Kuwait bans DSLRs >>> >>> >>>> LUG >>>> >>>> Interesting: >>>> http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/36940/kuwait-bans-use-dslr-cameras >>>> >>>> <http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/36940/kuwait-bans-use-dslr- >>>> cameras>Maybe >>>> they'll sell a lot of M9s!!<<,, >>> >>> Complete idiocy and paranoia! Once again the mental midgets are >>> running the asylum ! >>> No different than the crazies hand patting passengers for a quick >>> feel creating embarrassment! >>> >>> The bad guys are winning all the time with a little tweak of >>> paranoia every other month! >>> ted >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > NO ARCHIVE > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information