[Leica] LEICA STORY

[Pete Groh <pjgroh@cros.net>]

Ted, who I don't know but have come to admire after reading his
posts over the past 6 months or so, asked the other day if anyone
had any "Leica stories."

Well, here's a short one:

 We've made a half dozen or so vacation trips 
to Maine, almost alway along U.S. 1, over the past 10 years. Usually
wind up at Bar Harbor and spend a lot of time prowling about in
Acadia National Park. 

Each time, I would grab a Lightware case and load it up with Canon and
Nikon bodies and lens that I use to shoot pro sports. I would
load the case in trunk -- and that's usually where it would stay for
most of the vacation. Just no fun getting that heavy stuff out
and carrying it around. Too much like working a NFL sideline.

This year, I took a different approach.  I only packed an M2 that
I have had for years, a 50mm 2.8 collapsible Elmar lens and a bunch
of film.

And this time, I made pictures. What a difference, having such
a lightweight outfit on your shoulder. You barely know it's there.
It made picture-taking fun.

And the little Leica meter on top did its job adequately.

Nice images -- all in black in white. Sharp, well exposed --
and all with that certain smooth quality about them that only Leica 
lens seem capable of producing.

So there, Ted, that's my little story.

Pete Groh
Ohio