Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/12

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Oafs
From: Austin Franklin <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 13:08:39 -0500

> my favorite
> flavor of 2 1/4 beast, the Rollei TLR

And a fine camera that is!

> but most Hasselblad users on
> location feel obliged to drag around a heavy tripod

It's probably been 10 years since I've used my tripod...it doesn't even 
open up any more!

> and an assortment of
> lenses and backs.

I live with one 'extra' back and one 'other' lense, and, unfortunately, it 
is VERY heavy (2.2kg 50/2.8), but I don't take that with me when I go 
hiking ;-)

> No offense intended.

None taken!  Though I have been called a LOT of different things, I have 
never been called an oaf.

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