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Subject: [Leica] Leica shops in Berlin?
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Sat Dec 27 13:42:18 2008
References: <996B8728-0B1E-410B-8C61-134455A6CDCD@frozenlight.eu> <49565861.4040404@gmx.de> <F4ECB69A-3410-46EC-BFAD-50C280C6DEC9@frozenlight.eu>

Didn't want to scare you off. You should go there. Maybe just to see 
some nice gear.

Cheers,
Michiel Fokkema

Nathan wrote:
> Thanks for the tips about Meister, Douglas and Michiel. I forgot my 
> Armani suit back in Alicante, and something happened to my Ferrari so 
> that I will move around Berlin in my sister's Toyota Yaris, on foot or 
> in the U-Bahn/S-Bahn. I suppose I still could manage treating the staff 
> like dirt, but I think I prefer just to skip the place altogether ;-)
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan
> 
> On 27/12/2008, at 17:31, Douglas Sharp wrote:
> 
>> Hi Nathan,
>>
>> BTW, if you really want to visit Leica Berlin - Meister's shop in 
>> Fasanenstrasse - wear an Armani suit, park your Ferrari on the 
>> pavement outside and treat the staff like dirt. :-)
>>
>> They don't ever seem to have time for normal customers.
>>
>> I gather Michiel had a similar experience.
>>
>> I know that I was ignored for a full 25 minutes by staff chatting 
>> among themselves before anyone even thought about noticing that 
>> customers (1, namely me) were in the shop. Someone almost 1.90 metres 
>> tall and weighing in at over 100 kg with a Titanium M6 and an R7 over 
>> his shoulder is pretty hard to overlook in a store that is not exactly 
>> spacious. When they finally got around to it I suddenly forgot how to 
>> speak German and forced them to speak English - before telling them 
>> I'd try a better shop in Hannover, which I did, and got a very 
>> reasonably priced, almost mint, IIIG.
>>
>> Lots are listed here - I've picked out 2 that look promising
>>
>> http://www.photo-grande.de/gebraucht.htm
>>
>> Well worth a look around if you can find the time
>>
>>
>> This place usually has some nice GDR and Russian stuff
>>
>> http://www.wuestefeld.com/gelegenheiten/index.htm
>> plenty of s/h cameras here: 
>> http://www.wuestefeld.com/gelegenheiten/Kamera.html
>>
>> and lenses here: http://www.wuestefeld.com/gelegenheiten/Objektive.html
>>
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>>
>> Nathan wrote:
>>> Since the town in Poland where I am spending the holidays is only 350 
>>> km from Berlin, we are going to spend tomorrow and Monday there, 
>>> since my sister and her husband have not visited the city since its 
>>> reunification 19 years ago.
>>>
>>> I am reasonably familiar with Berlin, but the only Leica shop I am 
>>> aware of is Foto Impex, where I do plan to pay a visit. Are there any 
>>> others that are worth visiting?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>> Nathan
>>>
>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>> Alicante, Spain
>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>>
>>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
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>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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> 
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
> 
> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman
> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
> 
> 
> 
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