Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina wrote: >So sorry to hear this! What a nightmare. The only thing worse would be to >have been mugged in the theft of the cameras. At least you were not there! > Best wishes for getting a good insurance settlement. Thanks Tina. The funny thing was that I got some reasonably decent results with the Sony, tho' I hadn't a clue when I was actually taking the shot due to shutter delay. But when you normally stand off with an SLR and a long lens, it's better than nothing. Best of light. Alex > >Tina > >On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Alex Hurst <corkflor at iol.ie> wrote: > >> Went to a great family weddin' in Adare, Co. Limerick this weekend. >> >> The bride was radiant; the flowers were spectacular (courtesy of my >> talented florist wife - now retired, except for special family >> occasions); >> and a great time was had by all. Except I had to shoot the wedding with a >> loaned Sony P&S (albeit with a Zeiss lens) - in Polish, because I >> couldn't >> find the language menu. >> >> Burglars had smashed their way into our hotel townhouse the night before >> while we were having dinner nearby. We were lucky - all that was lifted >> was >> my bagful of Nikons (it could have been Leicas), plus my wife's purse, >> which was recovered next morning minus money but otherwise intact. >> >> What really hurts is not the loss of the cameras and some very good >> lenses, but that I didn't have the tools to do the job I was intending to >> do. So it goes. >> >> I'm sure there must be some similar stories knocking round in the Group. >> In this case the timing was lousy.... >> >> Best from criminalised Ireland. >> >> Alex >> -- >> Alex & Carmel Hurst >> Waterfall >> Near Cork >> Ireland >> >> Tel: +353 21 454 3328 >> Mobile: +353 87 245 7048 (A) >> +353 87 988 9927 (C) >> >> email: corkflor at iol.ie (for either of us) >> email while travelling: <corkflor at gmail.com> >> Carmel McCarthy <carmelmac at mynovanetworks.net> (for Carmel personally) >> UK email (when there) corkflor1 at o2.co.uk >> Home Pages: http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor >> Photo Gallery at: http://corkflor.smugmug.com >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >>http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> >>more information >> >> > > >-- >Tina Manley, ASMP >www.tinamanley.com > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Alex & Carmel Hurst Waterfall Near Cork Ireland Tel: +353 21 454 3328 Mobile: +353 87 245 7048 (A) +353 87 988 9927 (C) email: corkflor at iol.ie (for either of us) email while travelling: <corkflor at gmail.com> Carmel McCarthy <carmelmac at mynovanetworks.net> (for Carmel personally) UK email (when there) corkflor1 at o2.co.uk Home Pages: http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor Photo Gallery at: http://corkflor.smugmug.com