Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/13

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] D800E pixel-peepers
From: hlritter at bex.net (Howard Ritter)
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:54:02 -0400
References: <mailman.1554.1350127036.1186.lug@leica-users.org><0D2DBE98-A55B-4672-9221-21F557FE4FEB@netvigator.com><CAE3QcF4TkLrZ1w7uWLqGkt9Y1zzxpDxXhRvtzYqta1yOGnt2og@mail.gmail.com> <BLU0-SMTP35AE099162C7EDC63A627E8C730@phx.gbl> <8F917F5572ED411898D11289CA16B340@qck8vqhgou8blu>

Indeed, indeed.

That's why my college-professor father and my mother could get me an M2-X 
and a used Canon 50mm f/2 collapsible lens for my high-school graduation 
present in 1963. With 10% discount from Snyder's Art and Gift shop on High 
St., a little bit of heaven for Oxford's photographers.

?howard


On Oct 13, 2012, at 6:38 PM, "A. Lal" <alal at poly.edu> wrote:

> Indeed.
> 
> Back in the day the M2/M3 were cameras that middle class wage earners 
> could afford to own without stressing the family budget.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko at sympatico.ca>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 6:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] D800E pixel-peepers
> 
> 
>> I wish it wasn't this way.
>> 
>> Seems to me that the old M's, back in their day, wasn't that unreachable.
>> 
>> Vick
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/13/2012 5:17 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
>>>  I think I'll sell the house and some kidneys and just get the new S.
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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



Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] D800E pixel-peepers)
In reply to: Message from cummer at netvigator.com (H&ECummer) ([Leica] D800E pixel-peepers)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] D800E pixel-peepers)
Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] D800E pixel-peepers)
Message from alal at poly.edu (A. Lal) ([Leica] D800E pixel-peepers)