Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, that's a sad story. I'm sorry for the loss of your equipment - so frustrating on this particular day! Jean-Michel > Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 19:44:12 +0000 > To: lug at leica-users.org > From: corkflor at iol.ie > Subject: Re: [Leica] Bad times, good times..... > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information