Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]well it,s 0530 here she just slid into bed and i am now in the shed answering your mail anticipating a call to arms in a few hours . well arms ,too big bird.my recency expires today and have to fly .they scheduled me on a nice tour flying and sleeping for six days.we might speak in a week.did i mention that she was on holidays with her girlfriends in the alps? thanks for all the cheer me ups i have received from many of you. s ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 2:17 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Re: So.. what is the deal with Alpa Cameras? > G'day Simon, > Your Macro Switar does indeed have some monetary value and is a d--- > fine lens as well. As a macro lens it could be adapted to your Leica > reflex camera pretty easily, you would not retain infinity focus > however. > > How go discussions with your spouse? From yesterday it seemed pretty > dire. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf > Of animal > Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 6:19 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Re: So.. what is the deal with Alpa Cameras? > > I still have an Alpa macro switar lens. > Is that any good? have no body for it . > My mother gave the camera to a distant cousin i believe. > simon jessurun > >>I would like one of the later models such as the two you mentioned. >> I am also looking for Leica-R lenses to use on my Canon 1dmk2. >> I currently have a Zeiss Contax RTS II and the original 25mm > Distagon, >> 60mm >> S-Planar and 85mm f1.4 Planar - made in West Germany and which were > used >> for >> maybe 12 rolls of film and then never used again for the last 16 > years. >> I discovered large format in 1989 and never looked back. >> Today I am a grandfather and looking for an outfit better suited to >> photographing children, macro and travel. >> >> Thanks for any suggestions you can offer, >> Mike >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "JCB" <jcb@visualimpressions.com> >> To: <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 12:02 PM >> Subject: [Leica] Re: Re: So.. what is the deal with Alpa Cameras? >> >> >>> At 02:10 AM 3/18/2005, Michael J Herring wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Do you know where one could still find a late model Alpa SLR in the > USA? >>>>Thanks, >>>>Mike >>> >>> >>> What do you call "late model." Alpa's last models were 10d, 11e, and >>> various configurations of them. Somewhere in the 80's, Alpa started >>> re-badging an Asian SLR (I don't remember the manufacturer - perhaps >>> Chinon- as I was not interested) so a "late model" Alpa SLR might not > be >>> an Alpa. >>> >>> JB >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> -- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. >> It has removed 367 spam emails to date. >> Paying users do not have this message in their emails. >> Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information