Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] This picture must be as old as our friend in La Jolla :)
From: "\(SonC\) Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 09:01:48 -0500
References: <3EEB098B.6E582E18@hemenway.com>

Jim, a story about another guy fascinated with big cameras:

http://www.rtpnet.org/robroy/lawrence/intro.html


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com>
To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; "RUG"
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Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 6:39 AM
Subject: [Leica] This picture must be as old as our friend in La Jolla :)


>
> I was offered a huge process camera a couple of years ago which hung
> from rails mounted on a ceiling, and so big that it would fit in a
> truck/lorry.  I had the idea that I could mount it in something similar
> to a UPS van, drive to "photogenic" areas around New England and shoot
> 16x20 photos from the back of the vehicle. OT: I would also shoot with a
> Leica and a Rollei of course.
>
> I did come to my senses early enough to abandon the idea before buying a
> van.  This photograph sent to me by a fellow LUGer after he saw the
> Camera Van, reminds me of my temporary insanity.
>
> http://www.hemenway.com/Camera_car.jpg
>
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>
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Replies: Reply from Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> (Re: [Leica] This picture must be as old as our friend in La Jolla :))
In reply to: Message from Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> ([Leica] This picture must be as old as our friend in La Jolla :))