Re: [Leica] Tina, Bill & A Panther's Game

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

dingedy-dang! I didn't know there was so much talent and LUGgers in The Ole
North State!
I hope to run into them some day!
Dan the Greensboro Native
- -----Original Message-----
From: Bill Welch <Bill.Welch@pressroom.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Tuesday, December 16, 1997 1:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Tina, Bill & A Panther's Game

>I too want to report to the LUGs on what a pleasure it was to meet two of
our
>members, Harrison and Tina, last weekend, in Charlotte, N.C. It was a real
treat to get
>to chat with these two fine photographers, and a reminder of what a
resource this group
>is.
> Tina not only brought her Noctilux but mounted it on her M6 fitted with a
Tom
>Abrahams Rapidwinder. (She's got two.) That makes for one formidable and
weighty
>picture-taking machine. It also made it pretty easy to identify Tina when
we entered the
>crowded restaurant.
> It was the first chance I've had to examine the Rapidwinder up close, and
it
>certainly is as silky smooth in operation as the camera it is attached to.
It lives up
>to the Leica standard, even if it doesn't bear the name.
> I also got my hands on some of the magazines that carry Harrison's
pictures, and
>they are filled with really wonderful work -- sports, scenics and people.
He has an
>incredible shot of the Panthers quarterback at the instant he was struck in
the jaw and
>injured early this season. Tack sharp, of course. I'm afraid I didn't come
away from the
>football game with any picture of that quality, but I did have a great time
seeing
>friends both old and new.
> I had a Leica moment at the game too. At one point I draped my long lens
over my
>shoulder and worked the Packers bench with the M6 and 35/2. One of the Fox
TV guys
>walked over and said, "What kind of a camera is that?" I had to laugh.
> Anyhow, it's great to meet other Lugs, and I hope to do so again. Both
Harrison
>and Tina are impressive image-makers, regardless of equipment, and very
pleasant
>company.
>
>Regards,
>
>Bill Welch
>
>Harrison McClary wrote:
>>
>> I wanted to relate my past weekend with them members of the LUG.
>>
>
>