Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:08 AM -0800 12/3/03, Mark Rabiner wrote: >Jerry Lehrer wrote: >> >> Mark >> >> Since when has Hermes seen the need to compete pricewise with what >> they must consider "lesser folks"? They never have before, why should >> they start now? >> >> The only "bullet biting" will be done by those of you that line up to buy >> that Digi. 2. >> >> At least I hope you buy it from Kit. She is the only dealer who is one >> of us. >> >> Jerry > > >I first thought when you said "buy it from Kit" that you thought I was >going to have to put the darn thing together by myself on a card table >as in "Heathkit"! See: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~szwang/Research/ScanCam/scancam.html >As far as i know that is not an option for digital cameras yet!!! >I know of one dealer here I can think of but he's keeping a low profile >I guess so we'll leave it at that. Might be obvious though. > >It is off putting when dealers only pretend to be involved in the list >so they are one of us when the time comes, Friday. Not sure that's >better than Mell Levy or Don Chatterton's and others who just give us >their list on Fridays with not brown nosing.. That's certainly OK with me. >Thank god for Kit her perspective is inviable. Thanks Kit! > >If the damn thing cost too much we can always wait for Canon or Nikon to >come out with their soon to be following copy cat "analog" digital >cameras for half the price. But no Leica optics for one. >"Analog" only in Spirit, Phong! Or feel. Or Je ne sais quoi! > >I have squandered, saved, and sold my soul for so many Leica items over >the decade which would have cost me a fraction had i just gone >Nikon/Canon that I'm used to it. (GLASS) > >Mark Rabiner > >Portland, Oregon USA >http://www.rabinergroup.com >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html