Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric: Contratulations! I, too, intended to go to Samy's and meet Jim but was beeped and had to work (the bummer of being in medicine!). I truly wanted to meet him AND you. I also wanted to show him part of my photo collection from the 60s which includes many of his shots, primarily of Janis Joplin. Bummer!!! If you scan a photo of him with his M6, could you email it to me? I'd love to see it. Thanks! Terry Eric Welch wrote: > Well, I survived the trip to L.A., barely. I was quite sick by the > time I got there. It was quite fun anyway, though I had to cut the > visit short to Samy's camera. > > I got to play with a 15mm Elmar, Very cool lens. I want one!!! (Ted, > you are right! This lens is a great angle of view. I also played with > a 180 Apo Summicron again. Leica has dropped the price on this lens > quite a bit. > > But the main reason I went was to see Jim Marshall. He is a very nice > guy. And he has some great stories. I couldn't believe the photo > hobbyists there weren't crowded around him clamoring for his time and > signature on his wonderful book "Not Fade Away." They were too busy > playing with cameras. That's okay I had him all to myself for a while. >