Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leica photographer in Thailand is quiet small in number, and mostly are more collector oriented. However, we have set up Thai Leica Society with a help of local leica distributor, Schmidt Scientific, of which they have organized shooting events once in 2-3 months. There are several stores that handle leica products, new and used. One of my favorite is AV Camera. Kulapat >Ian Stanley wrote: >> >> Hello Harrison, >> >> No problem at all - what surprised me was actually how easy it was >> to find him in a city this size. I am haven't chatted with him in a while >> but plan to get in touch one of these days. >> >> Since then I have met quite a few interesting photo types around >> town - a lot of talent!! The other day one fellow I met had a collection >> of four (count them four!!) titanium M6's, some other M bodies and a >> collection of 20 or so lenses to go with them. There are lots of Leica >> fans around although it is very seldom that you see any out on the streets. >> >> Ian Stanley >> >> Bangkok, Thailand >> >> At 09:21 PM 24/02/2000 -0600, Harrison wrote in part: >> >> >BTW thanks for looking Setta up for me. We have been exchanging emails >> >since you met with him. I appreciate you looking him up. He was one of my >> >best friends from college and I was glad to hear he has, to date, weathered >> >the hard times there and still has his studio open. >> >-- >> >Harrison McClary >> >http://www.mcclary.net > >In all my trips to Thailand I have never seen a Thai using a Leica, I have >seen one Japanese using an M Leica. There is a store in the Mahaboonkrong >shopping center which deals in second hand Leicas, collectibles and Nikons. He >sold off most of his better stuff when the Bhat dropped, still an interesting >store and interesting guy, I just looked for his card but I can't find it. I >have taken my R Leicas to Thailand before, and the elephant photos on my web >page were taken with them. I think Thailand is a fascinating place and a >photographer's dream. BTW The king of Thailand is or was a leica user and an >avid photographer. >John >http://sites.netscape.net/bosjohnusa/homepage