Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] NYC Visit Last Week
From: "Steve LeHuray" <steve@icommag.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 16:21:15 -0400

Gilbert writes:

> This guy?
> 
> http://gilplant.com/paw/wk23.html

yes, I met him when I was in NYC a few weeks ago, talked to him for awhile,
I have his card somewhere.

sl

>
> On Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at 02:53  PM, Bill Satterfield wrote:
>
>> Went to the Big Apple last week on business. While there, got by Rich
>> Pinto's place for Leica Day and met him personally. I have a black M7
>> on
>> back order. Seems to be as nice in person as on the phone. Visited Ken
>> Hansen's. Nice people there too. It snowed Thursday and I  met a
>> African
>> American photographer on Times Square  taking pictures in the snow
>> with
>> a Speed Graphic of tourists. He agreed to  let me take his picture with
>> my M loaded with Tri X rated at 200. I was trying to set the  exposure
>> and could not get a correct  exposure light in my viewfinder. I had my
>> f2 35 lens mounted. He asked about my film speed then said f2 at 1/8th.
>> Sure enough, the correct exposure light came on. I questioned the 1/8th
>> and camera movement. He said take a deep breath, hold it and press the
>> shutter. Should be right on. I will let you know after I  develop.
>> Anyway, he was  a real interesting subject.
> 
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