Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard, Old, great airplanes find a home in Alaska. The Beaver, N64393, was built in 1954. The Cessna 185 was fairly recent, built in 1978. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 4:35 PM Subject: [Leica] Float Planes > >> Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 14:19:44 -0500 >> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Float Planes >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> >> Beautiful work, Howard. I subscribe to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots >> Association "AOPA Pilot", which takes pride in its airplane photos, and >> yours are right up there with their best efforts. Thanks for sharing >> them. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA > > Thanks Jim, > Your praise is much appreciated. The GH2 and the AF in the zoom lens > worked surprisingly well as the planes were swishing by at about 70 - 80 > miles an hour and I was very pleased with the results. > The last Dehavilland Beaver was made in 1967 and over 6,000 beavers were > produced. They are the "yellow taxis" of the North and West Coasts > and I am amazed at how many are still flying. I regularly take them (or a > Twin Otter) to get to and from Pender Island). > Thanks again > Howard > > Check out: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-2_Beaver > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >