Another advantage of owning a Leica M10 monochrom

[marcg]

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I mainly live in Paris and this is a place where you go to a restaurant and you address the waiter as "Sir" and he addresses you as "Sir" – except you know that he doesn't mean it and he's really sneering at you - but that if he senses that you don't mean it, then you don't get served for a very long time.

I just put in a tentative order with Clifton Cameras and had to pay a £5 returnable deposit. When he called me "Sir" I detected a real genuine note of respect and reverence.
It was exquisite.

I think I'm going to phone around and start reserving M10M's all over the place simply to enjoy that moment of genuine deference which in Paris is so rare nowadays.

 

[Keith (M)]

Did he tell you your position on the waiting list and any expected delivery date?  I am number two.  

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[marcg]

In that case you had better watch your back…

Edited January 28, 2020 by marcg

[FlashGordonPhotography]

Last year I had the opposite experience in Paris. Most waiters were friendly and quick with a bit of second language humour.

Got basically ignored in an empty Leica Store in HK later in the year though.

Gordon 

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12 hours ago, marcg said:

I mainly live in Paris and this is a place where you go to a restaurant and you address the waiter as "Sir" and he addresses you as "Sir" – except you know that he doesn't mean it and he's really sneering at you - but that if he senses that you don't mean it, then you don't get served for a very long time.
 

Isn't that part of the 'charm'? 

[marcg]

Well I suppose that if you are from the US then that's probably how you see it ... but then,

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And by the way, I'm number five on the waiting list – but I'm still not yet fully decided. I'm worried about focusing issues.

Edited January 29, 2020 by marcg

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26 minutes ago, marcg said:

Well I suppose that if you are from the US then that's probably how you see it ... but then,

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46846467

Actually it was New York sarcasm lost on Brit? 

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6 minutes ago, marcg said:

And by the way, I'm number five on the waiting list – but I'm still not yet fully decided. I'm worried about focusing issues.

and don't worry about focus issues...(not sarcasm) : )

[FlashGordonPhotography]

12 hours ago, marcg said:

And by the way, I'm number five on the waiting list – but I'm still not yet fully decided. I'm worried about focusing issues.

Well I can tell you I’ve had focus issues. Can’t find the AF on button anywhere....

Gordon

(My M10M has been great re calibration)

[Herr Barnack]

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Can’t find the AF on button anywhere....

You probably should send it off to Wetzlar to have it looked at. 

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On 1/29/2020 at 8:29 PM, FlashGordonPhotography said:

Well I can tell you I’ve had focus issues. Can’t find the AF on button anywhere....

Gordon

Hi Gordon,

The 'AF On' button is beside the HDR button and below the Saturation button, near the thumbwheel.

Pete.