Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My daughter lives at Glenmacnass, and her S.O. owns an M6ttl. The other fellows' name is George, and he plays music by night, and I think is an Architect. I met him in a pub in Laragh. http://www.sonc.com/ireland_pix.htm http://www.sonc.com/ireland_pix.htm On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 6:27 AM, Douglas Barry <imra@iol.ie> wrote: > They're a rare breed I take it? <grin> > > It looks like I could well be, but don't know the other two...... Did they > migrate to Louisiana or did The Nachitoches Leica fly to Ireland to view > them in their natural habitat? > > However, I did hand around my newly acquired M3 at Bray Camera Club for the > members to play with, and many who put down their plastic digis were > impressed. The tactic worked, as I do know someone else from Co. Wicklow > who > has just bought an M6 on Friday, so the tide may be coming in again..... > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 4:17 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Rings and things.. > > > My heavens are you one of three leica photogs in Wicklow? I've met the >> other two this past summer.. >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Douglas Barry <imra@iol.ie> wrote: >> >> Have a lllc with an Elmar 50mm F3.5 and some other non Leica screw lenses >>> - >>> 35mm Canon Serenar, 90mm Jupiter 8, 135mm Stenheil - and this week bought >>> an >>> M3 body. Have a M to Thread adaptor and ran off a roll today with the 50 >>> Elmar to see if I'd bought a pup. >>> >>> While I haven't developed the roll yet, I was concerned to note that the >>> lens won't allow movement all the way to the infinity mark on the M3 like >>> it >>> does with the lllc. It locks near the 20 mtr marker and won't go further. >>> It >>> appears to be the adaptor as it works fine without it. Is there something >>> I >>> should know about this adaptor? >>> >>> >>> Douglas >>> _________ >>> Douglas Barry >>> Bray, Co. Wicklow >>> Republic of Ireland >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://www.sonc.com >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA