Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, a story about another guy fascinated with big cameras: http://www.rtpnet.org/robroy/lawrence/intro.html - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com> To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; "RUG" <rollei@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; "Large Format Group" <largeformat@f32.net> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 6:39 AM Subject: [Leica] This picture must be as old as our friend in La Jolla :) > > I was offered a huge process camera a couple of years ago which hung > from rails mounted on a ceiling, and so big that it would fit in a > truck/lorry. I had the idea that I could mount it in something similar > to a UPS van, drive to "photogenic" areas around New England and shoot > 16x20 photos from the back of the vehicle. OT: I would also shoot with a > Leica and a Rollei of course. > > I did come to my senses early enough to abandon the idea before buying a > van. This photograph sent to me by a fellow LUGer after he saw the > Camera Van, reminds me of my temporary insanity. > > http://www.hemenway.com/Camera_car.jpg > > -- > > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html