[Leica] Monday in Tokyo

[George Lottermoser]

On Apr 20, 2015, at 10:40 PM, H&ECummer wrote:

> Hi Luggers,
> Esther and I were out and about in Tokyo on Monday.
> We rode the subway to the Ginza to visit BIC Camera. On the way I snapped this grandfather taking his  granddaughter to school.
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/GrandpaGrndaughterSubway15.jpg.html>
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> When he saw me taking pictures he started to talk to his granddaughter in English.
> 
> We decided the most boring job in Japan must be the welcoming bow lady. This one is at the MidTown Tokyo in Roppongi Hills.
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/WelBow.jpg.html>
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> We went to the Fujifilm House in Roppongi where there is a collection of antique cameras, two rooms of photo shows and a repair shop on the second floor. 
> There I was able to get a replacement lens hood for my 35 f1.4 - which BIC did not have earlier in the day. At Fuji I met Takashi Ueno who was involved in the design of
> the XT 1. I will report on our conversation separately.
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/FujiRepar.jpg.html>
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> Just down the street from Fujifilm House was the Orange Bar where we went to wait for the “kids” to finish work:
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/Moet.jpg.html>
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> Moet is on sale for Y700 (US$5.85) during happy hours - a lot gets poured and drunk in the two hours between 5 and 7.
> Russ and Kseniya showed up in good time and we had a drink:
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/RussKseniya.jpg.html>
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> Kseniya’s best friend, Jeniya, joined us. The girls met in Tokyo while modelling.
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/Jeniya.jpg.html>
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> As Happy Hour was drawing to a close this older patron was trying to locate his friend before the prices changed:
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/LostFriend.jpg.html>
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> Russell saying good night to our waiter. We went next door and Kseniya treated us to Russian dinner which was very nice.
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/RussWaitr.jpg.html>
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> It was raining heavily when we finished and so Russ called an Uber taxi to take us home.
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/UmbrelRain.jpg.html>
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> The rainy street from inside the taxi. Russ’s office is in the building with the Collier sign - centre left:
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/TaxiRain.jpg.html>
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> Please view large. C&C always welcome
> 
> Howard (off into the urban jungle again)

a wonderful group.
I really love the color you've achieved.
Reminds me of my favorite slide film of days gone by - agfachrome

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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