Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm not a dentist but I do hope to get a camera from the first batch to come here. Be not afraid Mark! Where is your sense of adventure? ;-) cheers Geoff On 17/01/2013, at 18:00, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > Lets not forget that we want to make sure we be carful what we wish for. > Traditionally In a huge amount of instances getting the very first batches > of a run of a camera cab be nothing short of disastrous. Its perhaps I bit > better to lay back and let nature take its course in a natural way. In > other > words don't rush it. There is a very good chance they'll have to make some > changes in the early run. Let them figure it out before you get yours. > It was only in the past very few decades that pros got the Nikon and Canon > first outs they'd sit back and wait a bit like I'm saying before rushing in > and getting a lemon. Let the dentists get the first outs till they get it > right. Later that was not the case as much. > I'm sure the M and Monochrom are going to be huge successes. But perhaps we > should give them a month to get it totally figured out first? > Maybe sign up but don't try to pull any strings. > > > On 1/17/13 12:44 AM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > >> The best plan I think is to have an established relationship with a dealer >> and an order in advance. As with the M9 it was inevitable that initial >> production would be all accounted for before it arrives at the dealers. >> I'm going to make a bold prediction (wish/guess!) that the first >> deliveries >> will be within 4-6 weeks. >> >> *If you want to take more interesting pictures, >> stand in front of more interesting stuff* -- Joe McNally >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> >> On 17 January 2013 15:06, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: >> >>> Sounds quite quick given a release date hasn't been announced ;-) >>> >>> john >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> >>>> If you walk into Leica customer care, in Solms, and ask to order one, >>> this is >>>> the reply you will get: >>>> >>>> "Because of a very long list of orders, I guess that you can get the new >>> M >>>> around July or August. Which colour do you like? I will put you on the >>> list." >>>> >>>> Friend of mine was there today, and that was the answer... >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jay, >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information