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Subject: [Leica] Hermes edition
From: lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 15:22:31 -0400
References: <887C496B-8970-44B8-81F9-A3B2CBF88168@embarqmail.com> <6D43FE25-A9D6-459C-B8D3-B234E906B5CB@frozenlight.eu> <9A6C53DD-5289-43F8-8467-206BDD5C25E4@comcast.net> <39B8F756-5C75-4FC9-BBD6-8A9DE75A462F@embarqmail.com> <CAFuU78ecZenWa-2YAx3QW-gpdgLamAY32za0O+RgEhcteMrxMg@mail.gmail.com> <E4572291-323D-4D25-9423-BDFE780A06E9@frozenlight.eu> <20120512122114.24595965@linux-pfy5.site> <CAFuU78fXSy-i8JQibJxZZfeHOh4FBFtjzgN335smVzdpES7zZg@mail.gmail.com> <CA+yJO1CbBEr8WfbiPo_exJPaN=n1vshEWSAcQqHNqtCq+xxpKA@mail.gmail.com> <CAFuU78e+gmmn5VOR7aN0eibcTjWV5ykd3Hwhsn4kre3yk6_JMQ@mail.gmail.com> <20120512144224.30d5e188@linux-pfy5.site> <CAFfkXxsyGZ8cJ-hcyisEQH582QdrMAx-Adpi7e0bPE6MLQdfcw@mail.gmail.com>

Did anyone else ever carry two bodies? One for "real" photos (Tri-X), the
other for color (in case someone wanted it)?
On May 12, 2012 2:44 PM, "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> My kids once asked Kathy if her Barbie dolls had been made of wood . . .
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Phil Forrest
> <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
> > Yup.
> > Everyone knows the world was black and white until the second half of
> > The Wizard Of Oz. After that, everything changed.
> >
> > Phil Forrest
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 12 May 2012 14:32:43 -0400
> > Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > The Mono will look even older.
> > > On May 12, 2012 2:17 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Everybody that has noticed my Leica M9 thinks it is a very old film
> > > > camera
> > > > - which is fine with me!
> > > >
> > > > Tina
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hard luck never ends, it seems. You should probably forget about
> > > > > the M Mono, it doesn't even have a red dot.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Phil Forrest
> > > > > <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > These days here in the northeast, one has to travel to already
> > > > > > target rich environments to have the Leica attract any sort of
> > > > > > wanted attention. I mean, walking through Washington or Union
> > > > > > Square in NYC. *Maybe* Rittenhouse in Philly but only on a blue
> > > > > > moon.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Aside from that attention, I find that a Leica attracts mostly
> > > > > > older men and hipster fanboys that carry broken Yashicas as
> > > > > > jewelry. Neither of those groups appeal to me.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Phil Forrest
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Sat, 12 May 2012 17:57:44 +0200
> > > > > > Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Do not discount the sexual attraction of Leicas so readily,
> > > > > > > Lew. Back in my film days, I had a nice IIIf. It was an
> > > > > > > absolute babe magnet at parties.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > > Nathan
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Nathan Wajsman
> > > > > > > Alicante, Spain
> > > > > > > http://www.frozenlight.eu
> > > > > > > http://www.greatpix.eu
> > > > > > > http://www.nathanfoto.com
> > > > > > > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> > > > > > > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > YNWA
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On May 12, 2012, at 5:45 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Maybe keep this personal fascination stuff to yourselves,
> > > > > > > > fellas.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Ric Carter
> > > > > > > > <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >> aww, shucks?
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> ric
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> On May 12, 2012, at 9:05 AM, Robert Clark wrote:
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >>> It's very possible that Ric's personal charm and other
> > > > > > > >>> factors causes
> > > > > > > >> that to happen anyway...
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > >>> An iPad email
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > >>> On May 12, 2012, at 6:54 AM, Nathan Wajsman <
> > > > photo at frozenlight.eu>
> > > > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > >>>> But what if I tell you that attractive women will
> > > > > > > >>>> immediately disrobe
> > > > > > > >> and fling themselves at you when they see the Hermes
> > > > > > > >> around your neck?
> > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > >>>> That's major value added there!
> > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > >>>> Cheers,
> > > > > > > >>>> Nathan
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> _______________________________________________
> > > > > > > >> Leica Users Group.
> > > > > > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more
> > > > > > > >> information
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > -Lew S.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > > > > 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
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/
> > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest
> > > > > >
> > > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > > Leica Users Group.
> > > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more
> > > > > > information
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > -Lew S.
> > > > >
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > Leica Users Group.
> > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more
> > > > > information
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Tina Manley, ASMP
> > > > www.tinamanley.com
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > 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
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Leica Users Group.
> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> http://sonc-hegr.tumblr.com/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>
> USA
>
> _______________________________________________
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