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Subject: [Leica] No Photokina for me BUT, who is for Sturgis?
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue Aug 5 21:10:21 2008
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On Aug 5, 2008, at 7:50 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:

> Steve,
>
> The DMR offerer is off to the big motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South  
> Dakota.  Are any of you LUGers
> going to be there?  Fantastic photo opportunities. There are even  
> some non-Harley  cycles  there!
>
> I have been to a few in my younger days, but my present job does not  
> allow any vacation time.
>
> I hear that your Arizona buddy McBush is there too. He offered his  
> wife to enter the Miss Buffalo Chip
> beauty contest.  I guess that he never saw that contest!

yup I suspect he never saw it...

but he went there because he's attracted by crowds....

too bad it's not the other way 'round,

Steve

>
>
> Jerry
>
>
> Steve Barbour wrote:
>>
>> On Aug 5, 2008, at 7:26 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>>
>>> Frank and Steve,
>>>
>>> Now my friend wants to throw in a 24mm f2.8  3cam to sweeten the  
>>> deal.  I already have a
>>> 35-70mm and a 500mm mirror lens for the R...
>>
>>
>> my 2 cents...only...which would you use... ?
>>
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jerry
>>>
>>>
>>> Steve Barbour wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 4, 2008, at 2:23 AM, Frank Dernie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yep, but here in England I'd have more problems shooting the  
>>>>> Colt than the Leica...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> here in Arizona, more problems shooting the Leica than the  
>>>> Colt...Steve
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Frank
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3 Aug, 2008, at 22:10, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Frank,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My friend still wants to give me his DMR and an R8, if I give  
>>>>>> him my
>>>>>> very collectible Colt.  But the DMR+R8 is going down in value,  
>>>>>> while
>>>>>> the Colt is going up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jerry
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> FRANK DERNIE wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Charlie,
>>>>>>> where did you find that! I have looked around in the
>>>>>>> UK for a DMR and not found any for sale.
>>>>>>> cheers,
>>>>>>> Frank
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- Charlie Chan <topoxforddoc@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Steve,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That's why I bought a second DMR a week ago. Why do
>>>>>>>> I want to wait for  something that I'll need adapters for?  
>>>>>>>> The image
>>>>>>>> quality from the DMR  is good enough for me. I'm not going to  
>>>>>>>> be selling
>>>>>>>> images for large  poster campaigns or double spreads in glossy
>>>>>>>> magazines.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Charlie
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2 Aug 2008, at 19:25, Steve Unsworth wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I've been having similar thoughts about the R10. I
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> wouldn't mind a
>>>>>>>>> cheap
>>>>>>>>> DMR.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Steve
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 1/8/08 06:53, "Nathan" <photo@frozenlight.eu>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE) ([Leica] No Photokina for me this year)
Message from glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] No Photokina for me this year)
Message from Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie) ([Leica] No Photokina for me this year)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] No Photokina for me this year)
Message from glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] No Photokina for me this year)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] No Photokina for me this year)
Message from glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] No Photokina for me BUT, who is for Sturgis?)