Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] This picture must be as old as our friend in La Jolla :)
From: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 13:45:31 -0400
References: <3EEB098B.6E582E18@hemenway.com> <005a01c3327d$7fac3980$35239bac@aoldsl.net> <3EEB42B4.A1BA4996@pacbell.net>

Could be!  Perhaps the interest in large cameras is in my genes.  Even
the 11x14 now seems too small.
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Jim - http://www.hemenway.com



Jerry Lehrer wrote:
> 
> Sonny
> 
> That was probably a relative of Jim's.
> 
> Jerry
> Your legendary friend in La Jolla
> 
> "(SonC) Sonny Carter" wrote:
> 
> > Jim, a story about another guy fascinated with big cameras:
> >
> > http://www.rtpnet.org/robroy/lawrence/intro.html
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com>
> > To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; "RUG"
> > <rollei@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; "Large Format Group" <largeformat@f32.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 6:39 AM
> > Subject: [Leica] This picture must be as old as our friend in La Jolla :)
> >
> > >
> > > I was offered a huge process camera a couple of years ago which hung
> > > from rails mounted on a ceiling, and so big that it would fit in a
> > > truck/lorry.  I had the idea that I could mount it in something similar
> > > to a UPS van, drive to "photogenic" areas around New England and shoot
> > > 16x20 photos from the back of the vehicle. OT: I would also shoot with a
> > > Leica and a Rollei of course.
> > >
> > > I did come to my senses early enough to abandon the idea before buying a
> > > van.  This photograph sent to me by a fellow LUGer after he saw the
> > > Camera Van, reminds me of my temporary insanity.
> > >
> > > http://www.hemenway.com/Camera_car.jpg
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
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In reply to: Message from Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> ([Leica] This picture must be as old as our friend in La Jolla :))
Message from "\(SonC\) Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com> (Re: [Leica] This picture must be as old as our friend in La Jolla :))
Message from Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> (Re: [Leica] This picture must be as old as our friend in La Jolla :))