On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 3:32 AM, Bob W wrote:
> I've been looking into ways of stuffing my Leica safely into my saddlebag
> for the daily commute so I can use the camera at lunchtimes around the
> fascinating area where I'm working. While talking to someone in the local
> Leica pushers yesterday I
> > that's right - Pied Bull Yard. Bloomsbury Square is through the yard
> > behind where I was standing; the museum is about 100 yards away.
>
> Great place. Is the camera shop that specialized in antiques and
collectibles
> still there?
There have been several, sometimes at the same time. Jesso
On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Bob W wrote:
> Good story! I may buy one of the pre-war bodies some day, to share the
> experience that people like HCB had. Chatting to the chap in the Leica
> dispensary he said that was one of the main reasons non-collectors buy this
> stuff. Or because, like J
[...]
> >
> > That's a 75-year-old lens on a 4-ish-year-old digital body. Very
> > tempting. I know of 3 others of this type that are available at the
> > moment, so I'm going to have a look at them during the week.
>
> In 1969, ogling the stuff at Olden Camera in Manhattan for the thousandth
> ti
On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 12:32 AM, Bob W wrote:
> I've been looking into ways of stuffing my Leica safely into my saddlebag
> for the daily commute so I can use the camera at lunchtimes around the
> fascinating area where I'm working. While talking to someone in the local
> Leica pushers yesterday I
Bob W wrote:
< http://www.web-options.com/Elmar-1.jpg>
"My Elmar's so small, you'll never believe where I keep it"
it only protrudes 14mm from the body.
but you should see the size of the hole in the middle.
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ROTFL. Well, there is another thread about a what a slow DA 35 would
have to be like to make it worthwhile. Is this an example of the
species?
On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 1:02 PM, mike wilson wrote:
> Bob W wrote:
>
>> < http://www.web-options.com/Elmar-1.jpg>
>
> "My Elmar's so small, you'll never
> > < http://www.web-options.com/Elmar-1.jpg>
>
> "My Elmar's so small, you'll never believe where I keep it"
>
it only protrudes 14mm from the body.
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"My Elmar's so small, you'll never believe where I keep it"
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> > Care to post a photo of the lens mounted on the body? It must look
> > quite interesting.
>
> it does indeed, but I didn't take a photo of it. If I buy one I will do
so.
>
incidentally, here's why I'm thinking along these lines rather than buying a
Lumix GF-1:
<
http://theonlinephotographer
> > This is the one I tried - it was made in 1935 according to the serial
> > number:
> > < http://www.theclassiccamera.com/product_details_2560.htm>
> >
> > Here's one of the sample pictures I took. This is the whole frame:
> > < http://www.web-options.com/Elmar-1f.jpg>
> >
> > Here's a crop fro
On 5/09/2010 5:32 PM, Bob W wrote:
I've been looking into ways of stuffing my Leica safely into my saddlebag
for the daily commute so I can use the camera at lunchtimes around the
fascinating area where I'm working. While talking to someone in the local
Leica pushers yesterday I had the idea of
> > That's a 75-year-old lens on a 4-ish-year-old digital body. Very
> > tempting. I know of 3 others of this type that are available at the
> > moment, so I'm going to have a look at them during the week.
>
> Care to post a photo of the lens mounted on the body? It must look quite
> interesting.
On Sep 5, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Bob W wrote:
> That's a 75-year-old lens on a 4-ish-year-old digital body. Very tempting. I
> know of 3 others of this type that are available at the moment, so I'm going
> to have a look at them during the week.
Care to post a photo of the lens mounted on the body? I
I've been looking into ways of stuffing my Leica safely into my saddlebag
for the daily commute so I can use the camera at lunchtimes around the
fascinating area where I'm working. While talking to someone in the local
Leica pushers yesterday I had the idea of using the minute screwmount 35/3.5
Elm
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