Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>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, Nice to see you appreciate your new toy (same for me :-) ) The exhibtion about Mennonites is wondefull - very interresting subject (I saw such an exhibition in Charleroi a few years ago by another young photographer - I don't remenber her name). According to a documentary on ARTE a few monthes ago Larry Towell was using M6 . Bernard bernard.degaute@skynet.be - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html