Re: [Leica] newbie on the list

[Steve Hickel <smhickel@x2.alliance.net>]

Javier,

Let's presume that you bike is a BMW, what else except a German camera on a
German Bike. My guess would be you are going to or are using a tank bank. I
would also presume that the cameras would be nestled in and amongst some
soft clothing in the tank bag. My guess would be that you would not have
any problem, if that is the case. BUT, if you put them in the saddle bags,
I believe they will receive more vibration there. A good friend who had a
PHd in Vibrational Mechanics once told me, "Vibrate something long enough,
it will break."

Steve

PS.

I lived in London just shy of a year. Loved it there. I did find that
cameras and VAT were expensive. As a tourist you probably were rebated or
didn't pay the VAT. But the dollar is much stronger now, isn't it?

At 11:42 PM 1/31/98 EST, you wrote:
>Dear fellow LUGgers,
>
>I'm a newbie on the list and would like to introduce myself.  My name is
>Javier Montiel and my place of residence is Coral Gables, Florida.  My
type of
>photography is limited to travel, street, social and landscape.  After an
>absence of nearly 14 years I'm back in Leica photography again (Nikon
SLR's in
>the interim).  Last week during a business/pleasure trip to London I acquired
>two M-4's plus a 35mm f2 Summicron (all I could afford).  This purchase was
>effected with the full support of the Minister of Finance.  The price of the
>equipment was fair (not cheap, not expensive).  For the Londoners in the
list,
>the place is located at Pied Bull Yard.
>
>The other passion that I have is motorcycling (long range touring) and now I
>plan to take with me my Leica cameras.  The question that I have for a fellow
>motorcyclist or any list member is whether the rangefinder mechanism of the
>cameras will be affected by the travel shocks.  I don't worry too much about
>the sturdiness of the camers since I know that they are basically
bulletproof.
>
>Since the prices for new Leica M/R cameras are pretty much the same across
the
>board, does the list favor any particular stores in the USA (i.e., Tamarkin,
>CWO, etc.).
>
>Thank you in advance for your kind cooperation.
>
>Javier Montiel
>Coral Gables, Florida.
>
>