Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leicas on the small screen, redux!
From: V8PWR@aol.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 03:39:23 EDT

Dans un courrier daté du 20/07/01 21:11:04 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), 
shino@ubspainewebber.com a écrit :

> good story, rambo with an M6 instead if an M60!
>  
>  were these images property of the government, or yours?
>  
>  -rei
>  
>  > From: V8PWR@aol.com
>  > 
>  > As a professionnal soldier , I've served in the middle of the Gulf war ( 
I 
> 
>  > was 
>  > stationned at Rapha , Irak border to S.A. ) with plenty of  heavy Nikon 
> gear ,
>  > actually 2 F4's and 2.8 everything IF-ED lenses .
>  > By the way I carried my 1984 M6 with 35 'cron .
>  > I can confirm that wearing an NBC suit , a bullet proof jacket , a Famas 
> gun ,
>  > a 9mm pistol , loads of cartridges , + that Nikon stuff was a hell of a 
>  > nightmare .
>  > After a month or so , I was carrying the M6 at all times and the Nikon 
on 
>  > occasion.
>  > I remember having crafted a special " wire " viewfinder for the 35 , 
using 
> 
>  > the normal
>  > thing with a gas mask was almost impossible .
>  > Also the gas mask in is pocket served as a perfect pouch for the Leica !
>  > When I came back home a few months later a got rid of the " Heavy " gear 
.
>  > 
>  > JO GOODTIMES -FRANCE/ AIRBORNE RADAR TECH / LIVE FREE OR DIE
>  > will soon be moving to Metz
>  > 
>  

These images were and are still my property , mostly kodachrome and T-max 
films .
It's amazing the kind of things you can photograph in the middle of a war.
 
 

JO GOODTIMES -FRANCE/ AIRBORNE RADAR TECH / LIVE FREE OR DIE
will soon be moving to Metz