Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/05

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Hmm Great new question - AGE
From: rolandtan <imspl@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 08:51:35 +0800 (SGT)

Here is my two cents, from Singapore. I enjoy learning from you guys on the
list. I am 42, engineer by profession, use R and M leicas along with the
Blad. Also have an old Nikon F and an old Canon F1.


At 09:31 PM 10/5/96 BST-1, you wrote:
>In-Reply-To: <199610051624.MAA15540@worldy.worldy.com>
>Brian Levy writes:
>
>> Just how old are we? It is understandable that possibly the average age 
>> of a
>> Leica user or collector is somewhat older than say the Nikon, etc. user 
>> for
>> it takes a higher income or greater assets to acquire a $2,000.00 lens 
>> than
>> a $200.00 lens.
>
>40, and I'm only just starting down this road, though I do have a fairly 
>substantial Nikon outfit (F, F2 & F3s, a dozen lenses, a selection of 
>motors & finders).
>
>dmorton@cix.compulink.co.uk      |
>david@cassandra.compulink.co.uk  |  "The loss of an old man
>(+44) 181 450 5459               |  is like the destruction
>                                 |  of a library"
>Kilburn, London, England         |
>
>