Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/26

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Subject: [Leica] Leica selling pre-brassed cameras etc.
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:18:41 +0000
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Great joke!

Peter

On 26/02/2015 01:42, manolito at videotron.ca wrote:
> 
>>
>> I have it on the good authority of my Wetzlar insider contact (let's call 
>> her Deep Thambar) that as a final commemoration of this 90th anniversary 
>> year, Leica will be issuing a limited edition of digital Ms pre- loaded 
>> with 900 classic images which the owner will be free to print, share or 
>> sell as if their own. Registering the camera upon purchase establishes 
>> copyright.
>>
>> The images were culled from films left unclaimed at photo labs during the 
>> past 90 years. Leica has devoted a huge effort to sorting and selecting 
>> appropriate ohotos covering the historic timespan of the marque.
>>
>> There will be separate colour and black & white editions of these 
>> pre-loaded cameras. The b&w versions are scheduled to sell for at least 
>> 10% more than the colour image loaded cameras.
>>
>> Early image-loaded cameras (especially pre-WWII or those with wartime 
>> images) are expected to be in hot demand. 
>>
>> The cameras will be sold body only -- no lensmount affixed.
>>
>> Emanuel
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
> 
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