Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Grant wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'll not be here very much if any, during the next three weeks, as I'm > off to Europe tomorrow noon. First place of picture taking is a little > village in Germany, Heinsberg-Waldenrath and then work out of there for > about a week. > > A visit to Solms, several days in Paris ... hey guys & gals, I'm even > going to have a go at "street photography" where it all began. :-) > PLus a number of locations around the city during the day and early > evenings devoted to "Paris by twilight!" So I imagine the old Nocti is > going to get it's butt worked off, not to mention the old guy. > > Hopefully I'll have a couple of LUGNUT meet & greets along the way, as > some plans are in place, however, it's the timing in relation to great > European light for pictures, that will really control what happens. > > This is a working shoot and not a lolling along taking your time at > whatever you please . Anyway, I expect it'll be a great bunch of fun, > hell if it weren't I wouldn't do it, there'll be lots of "hard time" > shooting also. But what a better way to enjoy life could you have? > And at 71 in a few weeks it's all a piece of cake when you're doing > what you love most! :-) Being a photographer. :-) > > Thought you might like to know the gear: > > 2 M6 > 15 Voigtlander > 35 1.4 > Noctilux > Tom Abrahamsson Rapidwinders on both. > > 1 R8 > 15mm > 35-70 F3,5 > 80-200 f 4.0 > 2 X extender > Motor drive > > Tripod > > 100 rolls carry on flight and 100 shipped ahead of KODAK 100 VS > 50 rolls Ilford 100 Delta plus > 50 rolls Tmax 400 > > This is actually a very light load, as much of the shooting will be > mobile and not much time for setting up longer lenses, so we went for a > rather light load. However, it isn't right down to walking out the door > yet and the "worry wart" photog here may add another R8 with motor, > > Any way lads and lasses, behave, no fighting and I wish you lots of > good solid pictures.. See you in mid May. > > bye > > ted Ted, Just in case you haven't gone yet: All the best on your trip, use your Noctilux plenty. Especially when visiting the local pubs. I found it to be very useful for available light stuff Again, all the best and enjoy yourself. Regards, Horst Schmidt