Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon, And a lot easier than designing equipment for an Airbus. ;-) Gene -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "simon jessurun" <simon.apekop@gmail.com> > > What an excellent idea !Sounds a lot better then learning to fly an Airbus. > simon > > On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Actually I though that he could set up a little portrait stand and take > > pictures of the tourists with the house in the background. Might as well > > make a few bucks in the process. > > > > Len > > > > > > > > On May 24, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > > > > >> 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 > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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