[Leica] Re: Chicago Camera Stores

["mdelman" <mdelman@rochester.rr.com>]

Howard:

There used to be a camera store called Darkroom Techniques that was crammed
full of used cameras and equipment.  Unfortunately, I believe they are out
of business.  Helix offers both new and used and Calumet offers primarily
new.

- -Mark

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Cummer Family" <cummer@asiaonline.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 7:19 AM
Subject: [Leica] Re:lightest possible travelling outfit


> Hello Luggers
> I am setting off on another of my business trips - this time to Toronto,
> Chicago, Calgary, Saskatoon, Vancouver and then back home to Hong Kong. I
> have packing and unpacking my Domke 803 to see how much outfit I can fit
in
> and I have decided to take the following: Minolta CLE, 28 Voigtlander
> Ultron F1.9, 40mm Summicron, 75mm Heliar F2.5 with a Voigtlander 75mm 1:1
> viewfinder and the CLE dedicated TTL flash. The 28 with hood is the same
> height as the 75 with hood and, of course, of bigger diameter and the 40
is
> nearly a pancake lens it is so stubby. I could take the Leica M6HM, or the
> Hexar RF but both are much heavier than the CLE. The Bessa R is an
> alternate light body but that would not provide aperture-preferred
> automation like the CLE. I guess we will all have to wait a while longer
> for Mr. Kobayashi and the engineers at Cosina to whip up a Bessa A with
> aperture preferred programming. I am sure the idea is in the pipeline. I
am
> looking forward to being able to haul the Domke around for hours upon
hours
> and not run into bag weight fatigue - and I think the quality of the
> images, at least in terms of what these lenses can produce, will be pretty
> good also.
> Topic switch: which camera stores should I visit in Chicago - I always go
> to Central Camera Company on Wabash  - but there must be others.
> Thanks
> Howard.
>
>