Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At the back of C&J, through the haze of smoke and very near the Leica counter, Chuck, Bart and Rick have cut a slot in the display case glass and posted a little plaque which reads: "Lea, deposit fundage here" Yes, they are the shop that has the lens I was looking at but after tracking down the body I'm not sure it's what I want, so I'm holding out. No biggie really as I have loads of options for doing macro work...Rick even found me a Visoflex with a prism that I've had a ball playing with. Lea Don Dory wrote: > Lea, > > If I remember correctly you are in Kansas City. If that is correct then the > odds are very good that one of the items is at C&J in Overland Park on Santa > Fe. If you can stand the cigarette smoke then you can trust Rick in the > used department on facts. He really knows his Leica's and can be a great > source of help and knowledge. Just don't trade anything in to him unless > you were a mule skinner in a former life. > > Also, from your website you are taking some near macro shots. Get Rick to > let you rummage through his odds and ends boxes to find adapters to mount > lenses to your medium format or if I remember your EOS. Last time I was > there he had adapters for both the 39mm leica thread(read a vast number of > very interesting lenses) and the ahem Zeiss 42mm screw many people claim as > the Pentax universal thread mount. Both genres can be had dirt cheap and > can have unique looks to them. > > Jealous because you live in a great city, > > Don - -- Lea Murphy Whiny Dog Press 816-333-9111 Home: http://www.whinydogpress.com Newest: http://www.whinydogpress.com/new.html