[Leica] A Mark Rabiner sighting in Manhattan

[larry.k at rcn.com (larry.k@rcn.com)]

Hello,
 Yesterday, after getting more frustrated about the M8 "purple" problems, I 
headed out into the streets of New York to take a few shots. I haven't 
returned 
the camera to the dealer, I am waiting for an announcement from Leica on how 
they're going to address all of the issues with the camera. 

  Anyway, on my way back home I stopped at the Bryant Park skating rink to 
take a fews shots with the new camera. I noticed someone standing next to me 
with a Bessa and asked the guy if it was a rangefinder. His response was 
that it 
was a rangefinder without the rangefinder mechanism!

  So, this was how I met Mark Rabiner, one of the members of the LUG. I 
don't 
know why I haven't joined this list earlier, perhaps because I owned the 
R-D1 for 
the last couple of years, and well, it isn't a Leica! I follow 
www.rangefinderforum.com and http://www.leica-camera-user.com/digital-
forum/

  What are the odds of running into another rangefinder user on the island 
of 
Manhattan? It was a pleasure to meet Mark and I hope we have a chance to go 
out shooting in the future. I think I could learn a lot from him. 

  Here are just a few shots:  

  http://tinyurl.com/ymqota

  You can find other M8 shots at the top of the pages. I was amazed with the 
results from Central Park. 

  Mark said his portrait was kind of "demonic" looking...something out of 
"The 
Shining" perhaps? ;-)

   All of these shots were taken with the 50mm Lux. I'm not consistently 
nailing 
focus with it. I ordered one of the 1.25x magnifiers but can't use it 
because it is 
missing the little rubber ring and I don't want to scratch my glasses! My 
Leica 
dealer didn't have the rubber ring so I have to wait for it...

  Regards,

  Larry