Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 4, 2009, at 7:21 AM, Ric Carter wrote: > Welcome, Jan-- > > Take pictures, post pictures, look at pictures. > > Talk gear, ask about gear. > > Take part in conversations that interest you. > > Hit the delete key on those that do not. > > Belly up to the bar. Good to have you with us. great welcoming note Ric, totally agree, welcome Jan.... Steve > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ > > > > On Mar 3, 2009, at 10:22 PM, Jan van Rooyen wrote: > >> I am the "new boy" from Florida who recently joined the LUG, >> converting from >> two Zorki-6's to a newly-serviced Leica II (1934, # 146223) in >> fantastic >> working condition, smooth and quiet as a Rolls-Royce - my first >> Leica ever. >> My first Leitz lens is on its way to me, a user but clean 4/90 >> Elmar. My >> other LTM lenses are 4/25 Color-Skopar Shapshot with its >> viewfinder, 2.8/35 >> Jupiter-12, 2/50 Jupiter-8, 3.5/50 collapsible Industar, 2/85 >> Jupiter and >> 4/135 Jupiter, plus Russian revolving turret viewfinder. My >> favorites are >> the 25mm and 85mm lenses. I did not find the bottom loading hard at >> all and >> am almost through my first film! So exciting to have such a nice >> new toy. I >> specifically wanted a pre-WWII Leica camera ... a dream since 1959 >> when I >> was in Grade Eleven and became camera-conscious. A long wait! - Jan >> van >> Rooyen, Violin Maker. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information