Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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