Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/11

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Subject: [Leica] Newcomer
From: jan at gviolins.com (Jan van Rooyen)
Date: Wed Feb 11 10:48:39 2009
References: <99bc852e0902110959x663fab33mc71aba2d40783b66@mail.gmail.com> <23a0a61f0902111023o7bdcb43s726566207296545@mail.gmail.com>

Hartelijk bedankt, Simon! Tijd om noch eenmaal Amsterdam te bezoeken!
Groetjes - Jan
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On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 1:23 PM, simon jessurun 
<simon.apekop@gmail.com>wrote:

> hI Jan,groeten from simon jessurun from amsterdam the netherlands
>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Jan van Rooyen <jan@gviolins.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello! I am new. My name is Jan ("yahn", Dutch for John) van Rooyen and I
> > am
> > a violin maker living in Gainesville, Florida, USA. I don't even have a
> > Leica yet! I have used two Zorki-6 cameras for 10 years now with the
> > following lenses: Snapshot Skopar 4/25, collapsible 3.5/50 Industar
> (Elmar
> > copy), black 2/50 Jupiter and black 2/85 Jupiter (Sonnar copies) plus a
> > revolving turret viewfinder. I am also an avid Exakta/Exa user with
> several
> > bodies and lenses from 16mm to 500mm, and have a few nice Retina's. I am
> a
> > user, not a collector (although my wife does not always see it like
> this!).
> >
> > I am now trying to purchase a IIIa 1937 Leica body from Sherry Krauter
> and
> > am also bidding on eBay for a body. I would like to have and use a
> pre-war
> > camera. I hope to be a Leica user soon and to enjoy membership in your
> > Group.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > -- Jan
> >
> > Jan H van Rooyen
> > Violin maker
> > Gainesville Violins Inc
> > www.gviolins.com/featuredinst
> > Facebook: Jan van Rooyen
> > Phone 352-331-5555
>

Replies: Reply from michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema) ([Leica] Newcomer)
In reply to: Message from jan at gviolins.com (Jan van Rooyen) ([Leica] Newcomer)
Message from simon.apekop at gmail.com (simon jessurun) ([Leica] Newcomer)