tom h.

That sucks Eric- very sorry to hear it. It amazes me how attached you get to

them.unconditional love is very hard to resist.

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Vivek, I don't necessarily think "you should" is an appropriate response to what Nels has

shown here. While his compositions may not be my personal bag of rocks, his consistency is

undeniable, and he does knock out a cracker from time to time. It sure beats waxing about

summicrons and what-color-leather.

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I had occasion to return three fairly significant repairs to Leica in Solms last year and

found

them to be extraordinarily competent, polite and informative. Everything came back

functioning like new (REALLY like new). One of the best customer service experiences I've

ever

had. Not specially cheap, or fast, but then, well built mechanical instruments and their

(inherently implied) maintenance rarely are.

"Whatever they come up with, I'm sure it will be well built, practical, and very capable.

Everything else they've built has been."

Hahahahahaha!

Isn't Leica famous for creating completely impractical platinum plated collector's pieces

and some really crappy stuff for the R system? There are dozens of Leica products that are

shoddily built, impractical, and incapable of anything but frustrating their (significantly

poorer) customers.

Leica's decline in quality with the M7 and MP is famous. People often get DOA cameras

that proudly bear a certificate certifying they were hand inspected.

Spoken like a true gearhead. Have you ever actually used a camera for its intended

purpose? You should try it, it'll stain your pants less. I'll be ordering mine in black as well-

it'll go nice with my "analogue" M7.

Whatever they come up with, I'm sure it will be well built, practical, and very capable.

Everything else they've built has been.

Gorgeous compositions. One of the most under-rated shooters on the whole forum. We are

not worthy.

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dunno about 29 million, but this is definitely one of my "all-timers". Wouild love to see

Spirer, Brad, Andy, Jamie J., Peter A., Ray., RMJ Hare, Nels, and all the other big knobs who

walk the walk around here. Show us yer faves. unless yer chicken.....