Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/04

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Subject: [Leica] New to Leica
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 07:24:19 -0700
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On Mar 4, 2009, at 7:21 AM, Ric Carter wrote:

> Welcome, Jan--
>
> Take pictures, post pictures, look at pictures.
>
> Talk gear, ask about gear.
>
> Take part in conversations that interest you.
>
> Hit the delete key on those that do not.
>
> Belly up to the bar. Good to have you with us.


  great welcoming note Ric, totally agree,  welcome Jan....

Steve


>
> Ric Carter
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/
>
>
>
> On Mar 3, 2009, at 10:22 PM, Jan van Rooyen wrote:
>
>> I am the "new boy" from Florida who recently joined the LUG,  
>> converting from
>> two Zorki-6's to a newly-serviced Leica II (1934, # 146223) in  
>> fantastic
>> working condition, smooth and quiet as a Rolls-Royce - my first  
>> Leica ever.
>> My first Leitz lens is on its way to me, a user but clean 4/90  
>> Elmar. My
>> other LTM lenses are 4/25 Color-Skopar Shapshot with its  
>> viewfinder, 2.8/35
>> Jupiter-12, 2/50 Jupiter-8, 3.5/50 collapsible Industar, 2/85  
>> Jupiter and
>> 4/135 Jupiter, plus Russian revolving turret viewfinder. My  
>> favorites are
>> the 25mm and 85mm lenses. I did not find the bottom loading hard at  
>> all and
>> am almost through my first film! So exciting to have such a nice  
>> new toy. I
>> specifically wanted a pre-WWII Leica camera ... a dream since 1959  
>> when I
>> was in Grade Eleven and became camera-conscious. A long wait! - Jan  
>> van
>> Rooyen, Violin Maker.
>>
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Replies: Reply from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] New to Leica)
In reply to: Message from jan at gviolins.com (Jan van Rooyen) ([Leica] New to Leica)
Message from ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] New to Leica)