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Subject: [Leica] Re: Alastair and Hoppy meet up Episode one
From: leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Chris Williams)
Date: Sun Jun 1 08:43:17 2008
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Wow, a bunch of BS rumor crap about some R9 whatever, and no mention of the 
senorita's?? I've never seen PMA senorita's like that in the States.

Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Hopkinson"
Subject: [Leica] Alastair and Hoppy meet up Episode one


> WARNING WARNING even more rampant speculation. May be disquieting to R
> owners.
> Today Alastair and I attended the PMA photo and imaging show which is as
> close as we get to a Photokina in Australia. We have a number of 
> adventures
> to relate and pictures to share very soon. More show report to follow too.
> Naturally we spent time chatting with assorted Leica related 
> representatives
> and friendly sales folks.
> One of the retail folks admitted even wining and dining the R production
> manager in Solms only to obtain not a single word on any future products.
> His credibility we rated as likely to be very high and some attractive 
> deals
> were mentioned on various red badged items. You have to like a man with an
> MP slung over his shoulder, his personal camera, for shooting away at the
> show.
> We quizzed the friendly distributor guy expecting the cone of silence on
> matters R related. Parts of this conversation must be repeated to the best
> of our memories.
> LUG guy: will the new R camera use the existing R lenses?
> Leica guy: No
> LUG guy: It won't be 35mm sized?
> Leica guy: No the sensor will be too big
>
> LUG guy to LUG guy: Did he just say that?! We could have the world scoop 
> on
> this! I'm going to post this on the LUG right away and upset the R guys!!
>
> Thirty minutes later we check back with our Leica guy who does deflate us
> somewhat by mentioning that this was entirely his guesswork. Rats! I much
> preferred the story from seller number two who took the R production 
> manager
> out for dinner and learnt nothing!
>
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>
>
>
>
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Replies: Reply from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Re: Alastair and Hoppy meet up Episode one)
In reply to: Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] A lot of DMR attention)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] A lot of DMR attention)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Alastair and Hoppy meet up Episode one)