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Subject: Re: [Leica] Film "died" for me this week
From: Eric Welch <eric@jphotog.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 17:10:58 -0800
References: <EKEOLMMDCOMMPFPKKBLAOEOIEKAA.woc2@earthlink.net>

Bill is 100 percent correct. The lens is $100.

Eric
Carlsbad, CA

"The theory of a free press is that truth will emerge from free 
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- -- Walter Lippmann 
On Feb 3, 2004, at 5:22 AM, WOC wrote:

> Jerry,
>   Canon sells the body alone for 899 and the body with lens for 999,
> checking on my calculator to make sure, I come up with 100 difference.
>   Now I could be mistaken but I suspect Richard was jesting about the 
> lens
> being 999 and the body being free, lighten up, it's not the end of the 
> world
> that he made his choice.  His choice.  His opinion.  Nice thing we 
> still
> have here - at least for now given the current Washington thinking.
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jerry
> Lehrer
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 9:25 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Film "died" for me this week
>
>
> Richard
>
> Then WTF did you refer to that lens as a $100 lens?
>
> Canon has never given anything away free.  Try another story,
>
> Jerry
>
> rclompus@cox.net wrote:
>
>> The $999 is for the 18-55mm zoom lens.  Canon throws the Rebel 6.3
>> MP camera in for free.
>>
>> Richard
>>>
>>> From: "David Rodgers" <davrodgers@msn.com>
>>> Date: 2004/02/01 Sun PM 11:55:08 EST
>>> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Film "died" for me this week
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> $999 is cheap? Or were you referring to how it feels?
>>>
>>> DaveR
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I had the opportunity to try out and view some 8 1/2 X 11 color
>> prints
>>>> from the Canon Rebel with the $100 18-55mm lens.  The whole
>> deal
>>>> costs $999.  I was blown away with the quality and depth of the
>> photos
>>>> from such a cheap outfit.
>>>>
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