Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I want to have a job like you :) travel around and take picture always my fancinated dream Olivier - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 7:38 PM Subject: [Leica] London photo scene > My current "job" brings me to London on a fortnightly basis (see, I am > even beginning to talk like the Brits...), and although it is for > business, I always make sure there is a photo angle to it. I just > returned from such a two-day trip. This time I picked up my M7 from RG > Lewis on Southhampton Row, and with the VAT refund I saved 900 CHF > compared to buying it here in Switzerland. The camera is wonderful, I > immediately shot a roll of Provia and had it processed, and everything > works fine. The only thing is the stupid battery cover, I managed to > dislodge it after the 3rd frame. I hope that one of our creative > tinkerers here will come up with a solution. In the meantime, perhaps > the solution is--dare I say it?--black tape... But overall, this is a > great Leica. It is so libarating to shoot street photos with the > aperture priority mode. The shutter release is wonderfully smooth but > not too smooth--I can use the exposure lock without any problems even > though I immediately mounted Tom's Soft Release on the camera (as well > as hid Rapidgrip, which fits perfectly). > > London has an incredibly vibrant photography scene, and so I have made > it a habit to go the airport newsstand immediately upon landing and buy > the latest issue of AP, flip to the last page and check in the "What's > On" section for interesting exhibits. I am rarely disappointed. This > morning I saw one in the crypt of the St.Martin's-In-The-Fields church, > landscape photography accompanied by poems. Not great, but OK. However, > on the way from there to Picadilly I saw a poster advertising an > exhibition at Canada House on Trafalgar Square, and that one is a gem! > It is an exhibit called "The Mennonites" by Larry Towell, who visited a > group of Canadian Mennonites in Mexico and later in Ontario, earned > their trust, and produced a wonderful document of their life. I have no > idea what equipment he uses, but this is great stuff. The exhibition is > free, and it runs until May 31. A must for anyone visiting London during > this month. > > Nathan > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html