RE: [Leica] PAW - Leica Night at Jim Shulman's

[Phong <phong@doan-ltd.com>]

Thanks.  Actually, I was hoping to see you there.

- - Phong


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> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. Colen
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 3:09 PM
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> Subject: RE: [Leica] PAW - Leica Night at Jim Shulman's
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> Nice, Phong
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Phong
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 2:01 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] PAW - Leica Night at Jim Shulman's
> 
> 
> Last Saturday, Jim hosted a Leica party at his
> place in Bryn Mawr, in the Philadelphia suburbs.
> I took the opportunity to drive down from Boston
> to attend Jim's party and then visit my mother
> and sister in nearby Reading.
> 
> Jim was the perfect host; we had good food, good wine,
> good company, and great fun comparing photographic notes
> and Leica lore.    Here are some photos from the party:
> 
> Colin of www.availabledark.com came down from New York City. Seen here
> admiring Jim's Kodak Retina 35mm folder camera:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8279-colin-p.htm
> [By coincidence, I have taken recent interest in older folders. I have
> had a more recent Fuji 645 folder for quite a while, but am looking for
> folders in 6x9.]
> 
> Owen, a sweet, quiet, non-LUG local Leica buff who is very knowledgeable
> in Leica photography and quality printing:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8285-owen.htm
> 
> Tony Green who brought some very nice prints in B&W, here trying out
> Jim's 90mm Elmar-C, I believe:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8291-tonygreen.htm
> 
> 
> Sal Dimarco, who does not need any introduction.  I have heard much of
> Sal, but this was the first time I met Sal in person.  I very much
> enjoyed Sal's stories throughtout the evening.  Some of the stories are
> literally "war" stories.
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8297-saldimarco.htm
> 
> 
> When I inroduced myself to Charles Stirk, he said "I bought a lens from
> you".  Good thing it was a performer of a lens (a very clean 90mm
> Tele-Elmarit f/2.8, which I still ocasionally miss), otherwise the party
> might not have been as much fun for me :-).  Here's Charles, who drove
> up from Wilmington, Delaware:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8298-chuckstirk-p.h
> tm
> 
> The inimitable Kyle Cassidy, none too pleased at being snapped :-) :
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8300-kyle.htm
> 
> 
> Despite the appearance, Sal is not grabbing my scotch:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8302-saldimarco.htm
> He was actually in the midst of one of those war stories.
> 
> At one point, Kyle suddenly stood up and acted as though he was at a
> press conference:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8303-kylecassidy.ht
> m
> 
> Kyle has used digital for so long, he doesn't know what to do with a
> Leica. Colin ignored him and looked on:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8305-kyleandcolin-p
> .htm
> 
> Robert Clark, who drove over from Lancaster, with Colin in the mirror:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8309-robertclark-p.
> htm
> 
> Another shot of Robert Clark:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8313-robertclark-p.
> htm
> 
> There are others that I didn't have a chance to take a photo,
> particularly Jim :-(.  Anyway, many thanks to you Jim for a most
> enjoyable evening.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> - Phong
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