Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you for sharing your feelings! Martin >I was up late last night all keyed up from night shooting wide open with my 50mm >Summicron and Delta 400 walking all over downtown and NW Portland. I was trying >out my new light blond Domke strap on my old chrome body. And pretending my >Summicron was my Noctilux. If i had Neopan 1600 I'd have done a better job at >that illusion. But in a way i was doing surprisingly OK at f2 with 400 speed film. > >I was woken with a start just after 8 am this morning by the dog bell. I mean >door bell. >I ran downstairs yelling above the barking and the chiming. WAIT! HEAR I COME! >BE RIGHT THERE!. PUttihng on a thin pair of shorts as i descended stairs which >for me is tricky. But it's good to get practice. >A big package on my front doorstep with the darn UPS truck nowhere to be seen. >He ran the dog bell and RAN! Must have popped the clutch! >As the package was not on fire i opened the door to grab it. And Not wearing >glasses. It looked like software. > >NO WAY was it my Noctilux that's all i know for sure as i just ordered it last >night from Glazers in Seatle and this was light as a feather. And this was only >12 hours later not 2 or 3 days! >It said AGFA on the box. Must be software. >I opened up the box with foam peanuts spilling all over my kitchen table >mingeling with the kitty chow; I bet that killed lots of cats. Maybe it's a CD i >thought: "What to do for a week while waiting for your Noctilux to arrive". Interactive! > >It was a white cube with a red dot on it! Heavier than the box it was packed in! >An optical illusion done with gravity! > >It looks and feels perfect on my black TTL with Rapidwinder and RapidGrip and >black thicker Domke strap. >No a Noctilux is not a monster on an elegant M6! >But I'd strongly advise people getting one to at least get the grip if not a >winder as I can't imagine the balance without that, but someday soon will find out. > >Its a gloomy morning perfect for Noctilux i thought and 400 film. >WRONG! >It's F 1/0000th of a second and be there! >I've got to stop way down to F2! > >Leica wants to send me 200 bucks back if i get this form in the mail in the next >24 hours! >Mark Rabiner >I'm going to have to have two bodies with me. One with Delta 100 in it and one >with Neopan 1600 in it! > >Portland, Oregon >USA > >http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/