Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/14

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Subject: [Leica] freshly laundered
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Wed Nov 14 07:47:13 2007
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Gee Sonny,

It was supposed to be a bit of a jest. One thing, however, concerning 
your camera list. You could buy them all and fix them for half the price 
of an M8. Were I seriously looking for an opening it would be directed 
at the company making the M8s. You might have been quite fortunate with 
yours but looking back over the LUG indicates  you've got  garlic  
hanging on the door frame. It was, or is, a problem  plagued  offering. 
Sure, they will work out the bugs but at quite a cost to many 
unfortunate buyers.

One of the most obvious things concerning the M8 tete a tete is owner 
hostility. Even when the damn machines don't work right owners 
rationalize to hell and back. I've bought (and stepped in) so many 
useless things over the years the list is near endless. Still, there is 
no shame in admitting a mistake.

1. A new Fiat....what a freaking error
2. Nikkormat...Loved watching it sink in the river.
3. Canon A1's  There comes Sally Ride but the rain forked up the damn 
thing and it won't fire.
4. Ex wife.....burn in hell, bitch.
5. Other ex wife....As long as you're running things here in hell, burn 
the other bitch
6. USMC... That's beyond explanation
7. Worrying about Sonny not liking me cause I don't do digital Leicas. 
(dream on)

peace

Walt

Sonny Carter wrote:
> On 11/14/07, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote:
>   
>> Eventually, even
>> with an occasional exorcism, the M8 will bark. :-P
>>     
>
>
>
> Walt,  I've had these cameras to break enough to have to be repaired.
>
>
> Nikon F
> Nikon F2
> Pentax Spotmatic II
> Canon A1
> Agfa Sillette
> Leica M6
> Leica CL
>
> I never went to the a forum and barfed about it.  I just got them fixed and
> went on with life.
>
> All cameras can have issues.  It just seems petty to keep on ragging about
> issues that are for the most part solved, especially if you don't even own
> one.
>
> If you recall, the thread was about my  Leica camera battery and two SD
> cards went through the laundry and still worked.  I thought it remarkable.
>
>
> You saw it as another opening.  You don't like the camera?  Fine.  Don't 
> get
> one.
>
>
>   

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