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Subject: [Leica] Hong Kong Leica Ramble
From: photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com (Philippe)
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2018 07:29:07 +0100
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Thanks Howard.

All fine, thanks for sharing the atmosphere.

I notice that -contrary to Thailand where I was earlier this year- people 
don?t seem to look happy, or at least smile much. Except for the gang of 
course :-) Is this a permanent feature of social life in HK or just a 
coincidence?

Keep them coming

Amities

Philippe



> Le 4 d?c. 2018 ? 22:56, Howard Cummer via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a 
> ?crit :
> 
> Hello Luggers,
> 
> Arrived in Hong Kong three mornings ago. It is the one place in the world I
> can visit without medical travel insurance as I have PR (Permanent 
> Residency)
> with access, if needed, to the local public health system - so we are here 
> to celebrate
> Christmas with our son, daughter-in-law and namesake grandson.
> 
> On Monday I met up with old friend Greg Rubinstein, visiting from Chicago, 
> Austin, Kafu Wong,
> and old HK friend Ray Tai for a ramble through the Shau Kei Wan wet market 
> followed
> by Dim Sum lunch. At lunch we were joined by Raymond Yu, long time Leica 
> repairman,
> now retired but doing film body repairs privately. I have known Raymond 
> since he repaired
> the rewind knob on my first M6 from sometime in the mid 80?s.
> 
> Here is a folder of images taken during the ramble. Most are with the M10 
> and the tri-elmar
> with one or two taken with the Konica dual 21 - 35 on the M10.
> 
> The close ups are the 90 Elmarit on the Fuji XH1 - a combination, given 
> the IBIS in the
> XH1 - that allows me to get eye lash sharp close ups without magnification 
> vibration.
> 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HongKong2018/Austin_Kafu_Ray_Greg35Tri.jpg.html
>  
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HongKong2018/Austin_Kafu_Ray_Greg35Tri.jpg.html>>
> 
> and shift right. Can be viewed large if you like.
> 
> C&C always welcome.
> 
> Howard.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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