Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]=A0 dvcinc@mail.swbell.net wrote: > Eric: > > I photographed 261 on Saturday and Sunday. Did not see any other Leica = users. The > camera of choice among the serious railfans and rail photographers seem= s to be Nikon, > at least where I was those 2 days. > Saw more than 1 N90S with an 80-200 zoom. Bob, Yes, the n90s with an 80-200 enjoys great favor among serious rail photog= raphers as previously did the F3 with motor drive.=A0 More than once I've been the o= bject of curiosity set up trackside with my M's and R's. My favorite Leica railroad photographer was an elderly gentleman I met wi= th two screw mount Leicas mounted on a small handheld device with a pistol grip with a= common cable release.=A0 Both cameras had 50mm lenses aimed to a common point and he h= ad color in one camera and B&W in the other.=A0 Both fired when he pressed the cable rele= ase. Mike Gardner