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Subject: [Leica] un-believable
From: imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)
Date: Fri Dec 19 18:15:51 2008
References: <C4BF7AB3-DB7F-43A5-9A3A-62AFC042AE67@mac.com> <20081219185359.04b33c1a@linux-019a.site> <0DA7A328-EA7B-486C-935A-38EB0A012C8C@ameritech.net> <BD27E035DFBE447E84496BA54E55A369@D1S9FY41> <494C3CC0.2010707@gmail.com> <a3f189160812191637j16bef191oc3934155177ca856@mail.gmail.com> <494C4109.7060208@gmail.com> <a3f189160812191706r4aac349cu9b43e9681410bbfd@mail.gmail.com> <7ac27f4f0812191729r601e6c42qeac4db5000afa418@mail.gmail.com> <F6C9D9FE-4ED0-4874-9030-564FB8989EE0@mac.com> <7f871f630812191805u5cc3c566xef0912193e4e8379@mail.gmail.com>

not necessarily
if you love M's
and you love digital capture
maybe - yes

your film looks pretty good
you don't "need" an M8

Fond regards,
George

george@imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist



On Dec 19, 2008, at 8:05 PM, Yama Nawabi wrote:

> I should just start saving up for an M8, I guess. :)
>
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Lottermoser George  
> <imagist3@mac.com>wrote:
>
>> when on a limited budget
>> it's all about choices
>> I sold stuff that would rather not have
>> to get the M8
>> no regrets
>> yet would love to still have
>> some of the stuff I had to sell
>> choices
>>
>> I'm one of those that can't have it all
>>
>> Fond regards,
>> George
>>
>> george@imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2008, at 7:29 PM, Richard Man wrote:
>>
>>  I'd love to have an M8! I love the rangefinder. I don't know how  
>> low they
>>> should be charging. All I know is that I can't afford the M8 for  
>>> $4500
>>> then,
>>> and not $3000 now (#$$%^& economy), and certainly not $5000-$6000 or
>>> whatever it is for the M8.2.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:06 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 6:49 PM, Yama Nawabi  
>>> <mknawabi.lug@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   I just don't agree with how much they're charging for it. I  
>>>> understand
>>>>>
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>> M8 is hand-built and the RF mechanism is expensive, but I am a  
>>>>> firm
>>>>>
>>>> believer
>>>>
>>>>> that it could have been a lot better under different guidance.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Or a lot different. I happen to like what it turned out to be.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  --
>>> // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com
>>> // b: http://richardfman.wordpress.com
>>>
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