Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] NEW M7 "special" model announced - Here we go again!
From: "Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@rcn.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 13:48:14 -0500
References: <20021121181717.29629.qmail@web21402.mail.yahoo.com>

May as well put a GOP elephant on it too.


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From: "Henry Ting" <henryting10@yahoo.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 1:17 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] NEW M7 "special" model announced - Here we go again!


> It's about time Leica wise up by putting an American
> Flag on the camera. Afterall U.S. is their biggest
> market. Can't really bash them for that....or can we ?
> 
> --- bdcolen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Thanks, Ed - Good to know that Leica is living up to
> > its reputation as a
> > producer of neck jewelry for tasteless dentists with
> > photo
> > pretensions...:-)
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On
> > Behalf Of Edward
> > Caliguri
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 2:08 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: [Leica] NEW M7 "special" model announced -
> > Here we go again!
> > 
> > 
> > Hi all!
> >     First, saw the R9 and it's well done (as the
> > R8), but the anthracite
> > finish adds new meaning to "as solid as a rock". It
> > looks like granite.
> > 
> >     Second -- one likes to see Leica pt their
> > efforts into such things;
> > shows they are on the cutting edge of technology.
> > Apparently, 100 new
> > M7's with an engraved American Flag on the top
> > plate, will be made ( as
> > will some other countries, such as 100 Canada, 60
> > France, 1 Luxembourg,
> > etc., I don't have the numbers) along with either a
> > 35mm or 50mm f/2.0
> > lens -- BUT IT"S for dealer demonstration ONLY --
> > the 'rules' are
> > unclear on that. Maybe a dealer out there can tell
> > me before rumor
> > festers into fact.
> > 
> >     That does their Research and Development team
> > justice. Maybe it will
> > come with Hermes Cologne or Perfume as well! :-)
> > 
> > Always at your service reporting breakthrough
> > technology,
> >     EC
> >     
> > 
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