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Subject: [Leica] Quito
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 14:36:28 -0600
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My XE-1 "lives" in the armrest of my Volvo.? That makes it available for 
airport photos and other photo ops.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 1/17/2019 12:28 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I can only speculate why Jayanand chose the XE-1 here, but I also often 
> use my ?inferior? XE-2 rather than the more capable XT-2 when I travel. In 
> my case the issue is not security but I simply like the form factor of the 
> XE-2 better, including its smaller size and weight. If I go on a long trip 
> somewhere far, I might take the XT-2, but on my usual short business 
> trips, like Brussels in a couple of weeks, I almost always take the XE-2.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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>> On 16 Jan 2019, at 16:58, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Jayanand.
>>
>> The architecture looks like Spain, or Portugal indeed. I like it that 
>> they built house with human proportions.
>>
>> The old man, bottom line (apart) is my favorite, in colour :-)
>>
>> I could view more if you have any left :-)
>>
>> OTT: why the XE-1? fear of theft? Weight? TIA
>>
>> Amities
>>
>> Philippe
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>>> Le 16 janv. 2019 ? 16:36, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at 
>>> leica-users.org> a ?crit :
>>>
>>> As a respite from the tsunami of critter photographs I have posted, and
>>> those yet to come, here are a few photographs from Quito. I found Quito a
>>> very charming city, full of steep ups and downs, as it is smack bang in 
>>> the
>>> middle of the Western and Eastern Andean ranges, within spitting distance
>>> of an active volcano (!) and around 2850 metres (9350 ft)above msl. As 
>>> with
>>> any South American metropolis, one has to be quite careful where one is
>>> walking, and be economical with the flash and cash, but given that, it 
>>> was
>>> really nice. It has a wonderful Old City, from colonial times (Spanish)
>>> dating from the mid 16th century, and that is where we stayed for a few
>>> days and wandered around:
>>>
>>> Old City 1:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181121-10003.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Old City 2:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10263.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Restaurant:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10277.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Wall Art:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10278.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Street Scene:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10330.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Old Man - Colour:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10430.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Old Man - B&W:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10430BW.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Lost in Thought:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Ecuador/Galapagos-20181122-10410.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Please see LARGE
>>>
>>> Comments & criticism, as ever, welcome
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>>
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In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Quito)
Message from photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com (Philippe) ([Leica] Quito)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Quito)