Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One day I decided to switch to Nikon gear after selling all my M Leicas. Up until then, mid-1990's, I've had a Leica in my hands since I was 8 years old. On my way to look at a 35mm F1.4 Nikkor, I decided to look at a kit someone was selling for $1200, an SL with 4 lenses, with accessories. It was just an act of curiosity, as I wanted to see what $1200 in Leicaflex-R amounted to gear wise. Well, I looked at it, and started to leave to get that 35 Nikkor. Out of courtesy I felt I should at least make an offer, thinking that my offer of $600 would be refused, and I would be on my way to the Nikkor. As it turned out the offer was accepted. So I looked at the camera a little bit more closely, looking for a way out. I saw that it had a slight chip in the viewfinder, but not on the prism. So I tried to wrangle out of it by saying it would cost too much to fix it. The seller trimmed the price even more. Needless to say, I walked out with the kit in hand. My first shoot with it was the Mexican election of 1996 after Donald Collosio was assassinated. After seeing the negs, I was hooked again. After that, it wasn't long before I was back with a slew of M gear. S. Dimitrov > From: George Lottermoser <george@imagist.com> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:39:21 -0600 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Neal F: ex-LUGer :-( > > Slobodan Dimitrov2/25/04 > >> But, trying out, and >> staying with the R, made me go back to the M. Funny how that worked! > > Please elaborate. > > Fond regards, > > G e o r g e L o t t e r m o s e r, imagist > > <>Peace<> <>Harmony<> <>Stewardship<> > > Presenting effective messages in beautiful ways > since 1975 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > web <www.imagist.com> > eMail george@imagist.com > voice 262 241 9375 > fax 262 241 9398 > Lotter Moser & Associates > 10050 N Port Washington Rd - Mequon, WI 53092 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -- > 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