[Leica] New member intro

[daniel at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings)]

I think you forgot to give us the link to your gallery, but since it
was easy enough to search for your name, I found it. This might save
time for some others:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bensonga/

I wouldn't mind seeing more of everyday scenes from Alaska. No snow
please. Got enough of that Canadian (sorry Ted) mildew up here where I
am.

Daniel

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 6:32 AM, Gary Benson <bensonga at gmail.com> wrote:
> First post here....just thought I'd say hello and write a quick intro. ?I
> first learned of LUG from Jayanand Govindaraj, whom I've gotten to know
> through the monthly print exchanges we've both participated in over the 
> past
> many years.
>
> Bought my first Leica last year....a very nice black R8 with a motordrive.
> I have since pulled together a nice little collection of R lenses and while
> I really would like to be using these on a digital R10....the R8 is a 
> pretty
> sweet camera in it's own right!
>
> For the moment, when I need the instant gratification of a digital image,
> I'm using these wonderful R series lenses on a Panasonic G1 (which of
> course, is still no substitute for an R10).
>
> I've created a LUG Gallery album and uploaded a few images. ?I tend towards
> more industrial/pedestrian type images.....so I'm afraid there's not going
> to be anything truly breath taking there, but perhaps a few of you will
> enjoy seeing the "other" Alaska (ie...not much in the way of majestic
> scenery or wildlife in my photos).
>
> I look forward to participating in this forum. ?Purchasing my first Leica
> was a dream come true....it sure is nice that high quality used film
> cameras, even Leicas, are affordable now that digital is all the rage.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Gary Benson
> Eagle River, Alaska
>
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