Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Trip to Paris
From: Christer Almqvist <chris@almqvist.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 22:03:13 +0100
References: <NEBBIBNMOLPINMENMNCAKEIMFDAA.rpjohnson2@mindspring.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20020204105215.0306a058@pop.andara.com> <00b201c1adb9$ee1827c0$20d00344@ph.cox.net>

>Personally I have trouble leaving thousands of dollars worth of 
>equipment in a hotel
>room...any hotel room...anywhere......Steve


When I met Ken Lassiter in Italy two years ago, somebody had just 
stolen some of his Leicas from his hotel room  --  while his wife was 
in the bathroom

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 7:57 AM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Trip to Paris
>
>
>>  Steve:
>>
>>  Didn't HCB shoot everything with a 50mm?
>>
>>  I think most people are right with using a 35mm and a 50mm. I have two M6
>>  with one being a HM TTL and the other a classic .72.  I will probably have
>>  the 35mm on the .72 and the 50mm on the HM.
>>
>>  Being a bit of a worrier, I will probably bring some of the other lenses
>>  and M3 as a third body and just leave them in the room as a spare.  The M3
>>  finder can't be beat with a 50mm.  It doesn't seem to flare in tricky
>>  lighting either.
>>
>>  Regards,
>>
>>  Robert
>>
>>  At 07:09 AM 2/4/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>>  >Best advice for photography in Paris: be there, have a good breakfast,
>>  >appreciate, travel
>>  >light, and bring a camera with a  good  35mm, .... maybe  HCB had it
>>  >
>>  >right....     ;-)
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >Steve
>>
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In reply to: Message from "rp johnson" <rpjohnson2@mindspring.com> (RE: [Leica] Trip to Paris)
Message from "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> (Re: [Leica] Trip to Paris)
Message from "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net> (Re: [Leica] Trip to Paris)