Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/03

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Subject: [Leica] London photo scene
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Sat, 04 May 2002 01:38:36 +0200

My current "job" brings me to London on a fortnightly basis (see, I am
even beginning to talk like the Brits...), and although it is for
business, I always make sure there is a photo angle to it. I just
returned from such a  two-day trip. This time I picked up my M7 from RG
Lewis on Southhampton Row, and with the VAT refund I saved 900 CHF
compared to buying it here in Switzerland. The camera is wonderful, I
immediately shot a roll of Provia and had it processed, and everything
works fine. The only thing is the stupid battery cover, I managed to
dislodge it after the 3rd frame. I hope that one of our creative
tinkerers here will come up with a solution. In the meantime, perhaps
the solution is--dare I say it?--black tape... But overall, this is a
great Leica. It is so libarating to shoot street photos with the
aperture priority mode. The shutter release is wonderfully smooth but
not too smooth--I can use the exposure lock without any problems even
though I immediately mounted Tom's Soft Release on the camera (as well
as hid Rapidgrip, which fits perfectly).

London has an incredibly vibrant photography scene, and so I have made
it a habit to go the airport newsstand immediately upon landing and buy
the latest issue of AP, flip to the last page and check in the "What's
On" section for interesting exhibits. I am rarely disappointed. This
morning I saw one in the crypt of the St.Martin's-In-The-Fields church,
landscape photography accompanied by poems. Not great, but OK. However,
on the way from there to Picadilly I saw a poster advertising an
exhibition at Canada House on Trafalgar Square, and that one is a gem!
It is an exhibit called "The Mennonites" by Larry Towell, who visited a
group of Canadian Mennonites in Mexico and later in Ontario, earned
their trust, and produced a wonderful document of their life. I have no
idea what equipment he uses, but this is great stuff. The exhibition is
free, and it runs until May 31. A must for anyone visiting London during
this month.

Nathan

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Nathan Wajsman
Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland

e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch
mobile: +41 78 732 1430

Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm
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