Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny That was probably a relative of Jim's. Jerry Your legendary friend in La Jolla "(SonC) Sonny Carter" wrote: > 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" > <rollei@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; "Large Format Group" <largeformat@f32.net> > 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 > > > > -- > > > > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > > -- > > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html