Re: [Leica] re: Patriotic M7's

["Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@rcn.com>]

Emmanuel, in all seriousness you have really peaked my interest about the
Molson Canadian song as it's the only one I'm not familiar with.

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From: "Emanuel Lowi" <mano@proxyma.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 8:48 PM
Subject: [Leica] re: Patriotic M7's


> Edward Caliguri wrote:
>
> "I posted that these were on their way a few days ago --- and just saw
> one 2 days ago. Says Test Camera on it as well. The Flag is a 'baked' on
> decal -- and there are only 100 US flags ... BUT there will be other flags
> for bigger dealers in other countries (like 75 Canadian, 10 Mexican, 20
> French, 1 Luxembourg) but my dealer is keeping his. They are supposed to
be
> used as demo units. I asked him to try and get me a British or Italian
one,
> as they cost the same, but "NO WAY!" --- so -- next time you cash out at
the
> grocery or hardware store, look for those little stick on 2cm x 3cm flags
> and just stick one to your top plate! :-)
>     Now, all they need to do is have it play a symphonic version of the
> national anthem for that country when you look through the finder. Imagine
> hearing 'Rule Britannia' when you lift the Brit version!"
>
> I believe I posted the news about one month ago that Solms was issuing a
world-wide
> series of flag-emblazoned M7 demo cameras, in each country where there is
a Leica
> agency.
> These are NOT special editions in the normal sense -- except for the
Canadian version
> which commemorates 50 years since the founding of E. Leitz Canada (home of
ELCAN);
> just 50 Canadian Maple Leaf cameras were made and they come with special
> commemorative documentation.
> All of these flagged demos are priced by dealers (that is, by those who
have enough
> to sell -- at least one is supposed to be retained as an in-store demo)
the same as
> standard M7 cameras.
>
> Dunno why I even bothered typing the above, actually, since the LUG is
currently
> engaged in a debate about US police powers of arrest.
>
> BTW, the British national anthem is God Save the Queen, not Rule
Britannia. For those
> outside the US who are yet unaware, the US national anthem is The Star
Spangled
> Banner, not God Bless America. And Canada's song is O Canada, not the
Molson Canadian
> song nor I'm A Lumberjack by Monty Python.
>
> Emanuel
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