Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Did he shoot it with a twin lens Rolleiflex? - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 22:59:38 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Buying a Leica lens? > > Mark, > > You should try working as a pro in a small town, where you take any kind of > job that comes in. My late father-in-law did this in the 1940s. A > property > line dispute between two farmers had reached the point of going to court, > and Herb was asked to take pictures of the area in question for use in > court. He ended up in a wooded area and came back with poison ivy on both > arms, from bracing on a tree to steady his Speed Graphic. He got the > shots, > but suffered for it. > > I doubt you will face such problems in Central Park. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 10:47 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Buying a Leica lens? > > >> There is also the issue of how important is it for the pix you are about >> to >> take to come out. If its an important pro job then we know other pros >> using >> the glass and nobody is complaining a lot is riding on it but its and >> informed buy.. If its amateur happy snaps then nobody really needs these >> pix to come out. We can get another lens some day we like better and its >> only so much water under the bridge. >> >> - - from my iRabs. >> Mark Rabiner >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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