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Subject: Re: [Leica] Neal F: ex-LUGer :-(
From: Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov@charter.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 18:09:14 -0800

I do all my personal projects with either a Leica, a Rollei, or a Super
Speed Graphic. Often times it's a combination of all three. Being short the
Leica for a few years was like being a three legged dog creatively. I could
do the commercial jobs, but it just wasn't the same for me.
S. Dimitrov 


> From: grduprey@rockwellcollins.com
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:14:03 -0600
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Neal F: ex-LUGer :-(
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> Interesting, as that is almost exactly how I got into Leica equipment.  We
> had just moved from So. California to the Dallas, Texas area in 1988, and
> my wife was looking through the sale pages and saw an ad for a Leicaflex SL
> with 3 lenses. She asked me if this was anything I would be interested in -
> So I said yes and called the guy up and went to look it over. Ended up
> going home with the whole package and before long the Nikons were history.
> 
> Gene
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> Slobodan Dimitrov
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> owner-leica-users@mejac.palo        Subject:  Re: [Leica] Neal F: ex-LUGer :-(
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> 02/26/2004 12:01 PM
> Please respond to
> leica-users      
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> One day I decided to switch to Nikon gear after selling all my M Leicas. Up
> until then, mid-1990's, I've had a Leica in my hands since I was 8 years
> old.
> On my way to look at a 35mm F1.4 Nikkor, I decided to look at a kit someone
> was selling for $1200, an SL with 4 lenses, with accessories. It was just
> an
> act of curiosity, as I wanted to see what $1200 in Leicaflex-R amounted to
> gear wise.
> Well, I looked at it, and started to leave to get that 35 Nikkor. Out of
> courtesy I felt I should at least make an offer, thinking that my offer of
> $600 would be refused, and I would be on my way to the Nikkor. As it turned
> out the offer was accepted. So I looked at the camera a little bit more
> closely, looking for a way out. I saw that it had a slight chip in the
> viewfinder, but not on the prism. So I tried to wrangle out of it by saying
> it would cost too much to fix it. The seller trimmed the price even more.
> Needless to say, I walked out with the kit in hand.
> My first shoot with it was the Mexican election of 1996 after  Donald
> Collosio was assassinated. After seeing the negs, I was hooked again. After
> that, it wasn't long before I was back with a slew of M gear.
> S. Dimitrov
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>> From: George Lottermoser <george@imagist.com>
>> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:39:21 -0600
>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Neal F: ex-LUGer :-(
>> 
>> Slobodan Dimitrov2/25/04
>> 
>>> But, trying out, and
>>> staying with the R, made me go back to the M. Funny how that worked!
>> 
>> Please elaborate.
>> 
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>> 
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