Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 24, 2008, at 8:40 AM, simon jessurun wrote: > A windmill I wish. > No it's a new design and for reasons which are totally beyond me , > since it > was designed using 10 sugarcubes as a model, it is listed in some > european > architects book as one of the 20 house one has to see in Amsterdam. > It's uter nonsense a 10 year old designs houses the same way. > But it provides us with a constant stream of in lookers some even > stroll > inside 'when we are not looking Oddly enough the majority are from > scandinavian countries and they especially the Finns can be extremely > rude.Last week there were these two brasilian girls.I have to admit > I gave > them the grand tour. perhaps you need to get out there with the tourists, and photograph your house for us... (then sell postcards) :-) Steve > > btw the Telyts handle without any problem on the canon I just have to > remeber to up the ISO otherwise my ineptitude with the thing shows. > best,simon > > On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> > wrote: > >> Hello Simon, >> >> Now my curiosity is up. Your tourist story is quite interesting and >> funny >> at the same time. You must have a very interesting house for it to >> be a >> tourist attraction. Do you live in a castle? Or maybe a windmill. ;-) >> >> And yes the 560 Telyt is a curiosity all by itself. It can even >> bring fear >> to the hearts of the uninformed. I get questioned about mine all >> the time. >> >> Best Regards, >> Len >> >> >> >> On May 24, 2008, at 8:29 AM, simon jessurun wrote: >> >> Since we moved house last November we suffer from busloads of >>> architecturial >>> tourists who gape through our windows and snap away while we enjoy >>> breakfast >>> or whatever. >>> Finaly have found a way to repel them.The 560 Telyt. >>> It's quite funny to see them shy away from taking pictures when >>> they spot >>> the canon in their viewfinders. >>> Some go to extreme distances to take snaps anyway.So far away that >>> the >>> telyt >>> cannot resolve them anymore. >>> The enlargements show the Lumix with a Leica lens to be quite >>> popular. >>> Anyway here is the folder. >>> Best simon jessurun,amsterdam. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/animal/telyt_001/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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