Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was once riding my motorcycle through the Gotthard Pass in Switzerland. I am a conservative rider--no knee dragging etc. for me. On the way down from the pass, on the twisty mountain road, I was going 70-80 km/h. At one point I slowed down to perhaps 60 km/h for a particularly tight curve, and I was passed by a guy on a BICYCLE!!! Nathan On 31-okt-2007, at 3:59, Ric Carter wrote: > you make a very interesting point, john > > can we say the same for cameras? > > ric > > > On Oct 30, 2007, at 10:51 PM, John Collier wrote: > >> Slow car = minimal restraints >> Fast car = maximum frustration >> >> I was once driving an Peugeot 504 diesel around a rather enjoyable >> bend with the car in a nice four wheel drift. A super duper car >> with super sticky, super wide rubber just drove right around me. I >> was smiling, he was bored. I like slow, narrow tired vehicles. I >> can drive almost flat-out with a only modest amounts of peripheral >> kerfuffle. Super duper cars are fun on the track and boring almost >> everywhere else. >> >> John >> >> On 30-Oct-07, at 2:40 AM, Marc Thomas wrote: >> >>> Its an NG TF a pastiche of a 1930's sports car. I personally >>> wouldnt bother, they are a joke of a car. Hire a 1930's car for >>> the day then get back in your VW Phaeton or Lotus Elise and thank >>> the lord its not 1930 anymore! >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman nathan@nathanfoto.com General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.frozenlight.eu Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog