Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/12

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Subject: [Leica] Ooops
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:49:02 -0800
References: <C7C00C25.5F403%mark@rabinergroup.com>

On Mar 12, 2010, at 12:20 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

>> It's wonderful that you have chosen to live your life in your own way;
>> and that you're content with your decision to hold your Leica M glass
>> in storage, Mark.
>> 
>> Other's have chosen to live in a "we" state;
>> which includes life partners, children and grandchildren,
>> home mortgages; in other words ? larger households.
>> 
>> I doubt that I am alone in saying that over 5 decades
>> my various families have, at times, sacrificed on behalf of both my
>> art and business.
>> At other times they have benefited from that same art and business.
>> Sometimes, "I" have to sacrifice for "them."
>> 
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george at imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>> 
>> On Mar 12, 2010, at 12:59 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>> 
>>> I could sell one of my 90's and spend some a month or so able to go to
>>> sidewalk caf?'s which I have to most the time walk by but you know
>>> what? I'm
>>> just going to wait in it. I've not had to deal with hunger and I'm
>>> very
>>> aware on how much that means. I own some very nice Leica gear to
>>> me  at this
>>> point that Leica gear is not money in the bank. That's my Leica gear.
>>> I could sell chair I'm sitting on now my laptop my IKEA bed. I'm
>>> happy I'm
>>> not being put in that position.
>> 
>> 
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> 
> Watching the ridiculous consumption and frivolous buying and selling-
> trading on the lug over the decade I'm glad these people now have a moral
> imperative.  They now represent family values - I am the lone deviant.

I doubt that you are alone Mark...

Maybe the people who have just bought an M8 (after years of public 
agonizing) could use it, show their photos...

without immediately repeating the procedure for the M9....

even talking about an M10,


Steve



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