RE: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

Now I've seen it all an Australian lecturing an Englishman on English usage. At 09:56 AM 6/26/2002 +1000, you wrote: Peter, you have to resist the unilateral attempt by Mr. Webster to modify the _English_ language! :-) If these demmed foreigners can't understand what we say, just SHOUT LOUDER!

Defending English: was (RE: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656 )

But, Peter, I was born in the UK (at Hutton in Essex), educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, just 30 or so miles from where you are, and still believe that our language needs defending from the horrors inflicted upon it by some! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia On Thursday, June 27, 2002

Re: Defending English: was (RE: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656 )

I stand corrected. At 09:44 AM 6/27/2002 +1000, you wrote: But, Peter, I was born in the UK (at Hutton in Essex), educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, just 30 or so miles from where you are, and still believe that our language needs defending from the horrors inflicted upon it by some! John

Re: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

Peter from Brighton wrote: [...] colored [...] color [...] Dear oh dear. I could have sworn you had an English accent ;) Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ (out of date) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow

Re: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

In a message dated 25/06/02 15:45:21 GMT Daylight Time, Dave writes: Peter from Brighton wrote: [...] colored [...] color [...] Dear oh dear. I could have sworn you had an English accent ;) I feared I might not be understood. Peter - This message is from the

Re: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

In a message dated 23/06/02 07:19:35 GMT Daylight Time, Jim writes: I picked up a Leica M1, the non rangefinder Leica, a few years ago up in Seattle, WA. When I first saw it the price was $600.00. Everytime I went up to visit the store I noticed that the price for that Leica was falling.

ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

Highest I've seen for any camera. And the reserve price is NOT met! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1360235184 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users'

Re: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

Hi, It is quite beautiful. I've never seen one in black before. But geez, $12,000, and reserve not met. If he thinks it should be in a museum, maybe he should loan it to one instead of trying to sell it... regards, frank Tonghang Zhou wrote: Highest I've seen for any camera. And the

RE: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

And I really thought I got it... ;) Lukasz -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of frank theriault Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 1:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656 Hi, It is quite beautiful. I've

Re: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

- Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 5:40 AM Subject: Re: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656 Hi, It is quite beautiful. I've never seen one in black before. But geez, $12,000, and reserve not met. If he

Re: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

And, what else would 12 grand buy? Bob From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Its the 50mm f/1.1 lens. Very expensive. Actually, 12 grand may not be too far out of line for that item. It is gorgeous. William Robb - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

But geez, $12,000, and reserve not met. If he thinks it should be in a museum, maybe he should loan it to one instead of trying to sell it... Its the 50mm f/1.1 lens. Very expensive. Actually, 12 grand may not be too far out of line for that item. It is gorgeous. William Robb I

Re[2]: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

Hi, I remember once seeing a Leica or Contax (Zeiss) 50mm/1.1 lens at a big photo store, used but in full condition. I don't remember the amount, but my impression of the was price was either less than $1000 or something like $2000, no where near $12K. $1,000- would be a low price for a

Re: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

- Original Message - From: Tonghang Zhou Subject: Re: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656 But geez, $12,000, and reserve not met. If he thinks it should be in a museum, maybe he should loan it to one instead of trying to sell it... Its the 50mm f/1.1 lens. Very expensive

Re: Re[2]: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

have a PZ10 Pentax transparent body and a Pentax 110 transparent. Jim A. From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: Web-Options Ltd. Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 23:35:34 +0100 To: Tonghang Zhou [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re[2]: ebay: nikon s2 closed

Re: Re[2]: ebay: nikon s2 closed for $12,656

On 22 Jun 2002 at 23:35, Bob Walkden wrote: It's impossible to rationalise classic camera prices, but I suppose they're cheaper than Ferraris and aeroplanes. Here in London I see a lot of Leicas at very high prices. There used to be a shop called Museum Cameras which specialised in very rare