Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/20

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Subject: [Leica] Cuba?
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 18:00:43 -0800
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I WILL have photos, :-), but might take Olympus m43 instead of Leica. Not 
sure yet.

Some of Tom's pictures are at: 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rapidwinder/tags/havana/

We are arriving in Cuba Jan 29 and leaving Feb. 12. If any LUGgers are there 
at that time, we could make a serious effort to get together.

Henning





On 2014-12-19, at 2:42 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
>> On Dec 19, 2014, at 12:31 AM, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, he and another two local guys went down there. All said it was a 
>> marvellous trip, and have lots of great pictures to prove it. One in 
>> particular that Tom took of tango dancers in the street was very 
>> striking. I think that one was in the Viewfinder as well.
>> 
>> Tanya and I are going end of January - beginning of February for a couple 
>> of weeks. About nine days with a driver outside of Havana and the rest on 
>> our own in Havana. Good thing we planned to go now, before all you 
>> 'Muricans' show up there. :-)
> 
> 
> 
> yup, for sure.....we made our plans to go several months ago.... I hope 
> what we will find in March will be "as before". It sure won't be that way 
> for long. I suspect some changes will be apparant,  even a year or two 
> from now.
> Surely, we are very glad, we will be there in March. Henning, any way we 
> can now see Tom's photos, yours as well on your return....?
> 
> many thanks, 
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
>> 
>> 
>> I bet in about 5 years it will look massively different, but 
>> unfortunately part of what makes Cuba 'Cuba' now will be there no longer. 
>> The difference is what makes it so appealing now. Hope it doesn't turn 
>> too 'Miami', not that Miami doesn't have a lot going for it while on the 
>> tip of Florida.
>> 
>> Henning
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 2014-12-18, at 4:32 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Tom A. did just that a few years ago. He went to Cuba with a pre 
>>> revolution
>>> Leica outfit, including an M2 and lots of IXMOOs filled with Tri-X.  The
>>> story and images were featured in the LHSA magazine.
>>> On Dec 18, 2014 7:01 PM, "Peter Dzwig" <pdzwig at summaventures.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> LUG Trip to Cuba? LUG documentary on Cuba, nothing newer than an M3
>>>> allowed....? :-)
>>>> 
>>>> Peter
>>>> 
>>>> On 18/12/2014 20:07, Tina Manley wrote:
>>>>> PESO:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Has anybody been or planning to go?  Suggestions for the best route?
>>>> Photo
>>>>> tour?  Looks like we still can't go independently.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tina
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> 
>>>> ===========================================================
>>>> Dr Peter Dzwig
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>> 
>> Henning Wulff
>> henningw at archiphoto.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Henning Wulff
henningw at archiphoto.com






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