Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel If you are in the San Diego area, (120 miles south of LA), please give me a call. Jerry Daniel Ridings wrote: > Jerry, > > I'm going to be based in Chicago. Then I've got a favorite aunt down in > southern Illinois I'm going to visit (45 minutes east of St. Louis on Rt. > 70), and an old friend out in LA. I'm trying to get tickets at a good > price to get out there. > > My kids are teenagers so once we get there ... zip ... they disappear into > a flock of cousins and I don't have to pamper them around anymore. > > It's a Summicron. I'm seriously, seriously thinking about picking up a > modern Elmarit-M. It's still good and it's much smaller. I've even > considered an Elmar. For portraits (and that's almost all I use the 90 > for), it should do just fine. A friend has one, maybe I'll borrow it and > try it out. > > Thanks for looking! > Daniel > > On Sat, 28 Jun 2003, Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > > Daniel > > > > Where in the US will you be traveling? > > > > Definitely take the 90mm lens. If it is an Elmar or Elmarit, then > > it is light enough. > > > > Jerry > > > > Daniel Ridings wrote: > > > > > The talk about the 90mm on the LUG during the week make me think: why DID > > > I ever buy that lens. I've dropped it more times than I've used it. So I > > > pulled it out. > > > > > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/26.html > > > > > > Then a square portrait (Rolleicord V): > > > > > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/26alt1.html > > > > > > Then a little walk "around the block" (but I don't live in the city) with > > > the Rolleicord. > > > > > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/26alt2.html > > > > > > This will be my last PAW for a few weeks. On thursday I'm leaving for the > > > US on Thursday and my next shooting (planned) session will be the Fourth > > > of July (now why do I keep hearing Frankie running through my head: "I'll > > > do it MY way"). > > > > > > So towards the end of July, beginning of August, I'll post the PAWs that I > > > miss between now and then. In the meantime let me wish you all, friend and > > > foes, a very pleasant (and safe) summer. > > > > > > Now what to pack ... the 90? Two M bodies and the 35 and 50 are givens. > > > Don't have to think about that. The digital stuff, the Rolleicord, of > > > course. Buy film over there so I don't have to risk x-rays ... don't > > > forget the kids ... they want to come along too. > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > Daniel > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html