Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] I got it!!!
From: Dennis Painter <dpainter@bigfoot.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 21:40:30 -0700

Dan Honemann wrote:
> 
> Well, I am now the proud owner of a brand new, silver chrome .72x M6 TTL,
> and a black 50/2 Summicron.  I went to a store in DC (Penn Camera) that had
> both the .85 and .72 versions in stock, and so was able to compare them side
> by side.  The 35 mm lines on the high mag. finder were simply impossible for
> me to see (as an eyeglass wearer), while the 90 mm lines on the .72 seemed
> perfectly adequate, so I went with the latter.
> 
> I had intended to wait and order the camera from a local store here in
> Baltimore, but once you hold it in your hands and it's available then and
> there, it's impossible to wait.
> 
> The irony is that I've been so swamped with work that I have yet to even
> take the camera out of the box. :(  I'll finally be able to get to that
> tomorrow night.  I plan to spend the better part of the weekend shooting.
> 
> Many thanks to all who helped me make the many difficult decisions that went
> into this purchase.  I feel great about it, and am eager to finally start
> taking photographs now that I can put the equipment decisions behind me (at
> least for the time being).  Your advice was extremely helpful to me.  This
> is a wonderful resource.
> 
> A new and ecstatic M6 owner,
> Dan

Congratulations, one of many to come I am sure ;)

"Who" was it that forcast gloom and doom for Leica Camera? 

Dennis