Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Julian, As a practicing psychotherapist, I had great fun reading your email response! Asking a group of LUG users about the "minimal equipment" needed on an outing is akin to asking someone with OCD not to wash his or her hands! That's what I love about this group. I think we all (or at least myself) are touched (at least minimally) with some OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Traits). At least when it comes to cameras. And, in Germany, where I spent much of my life, OCD is a common affliction, and almost normal! Case in point, Mr. Ferdinand Porsche, my Opa's classmate in engineering school "obsessed" about fast cars.....and, I continue to obsess about when I might be able to afford an M7, M6...(oh ok! It might have to be a Voigtlander R3A!) As for minimal equipment, how about a Leica point and shoot (Z2X) and my Opa's IIIf on my most recent trip to NYC. I got in a bit of trouble when, after asking my beautiful girlfriend to marry me in Central Park (on a bridge overlooking the Plaza hotel) I became "truly obsessed" with capturing the moment. So much so, that I think the romance began dissipating as I dropped my light meter and broke the film in half in the IIIf. Nonetheless, true to form, and in her truly classy style, my girlfriend (and now, I'm happy to report, my fiance) helped "meter" the situation. By the way, we went to the Leica Gallery in NYC and I have to say that it was an exceptional experience! The owners are wonderfully friendly and unpretentious. I almost passed out from excitement, but my fiance kept me grounded, and I bought a few signed Ralph Gibson books. The pictures on display were terrific and inspirational. So, my friends in the world of Leica "obsessions," I wish you well. And, as a newly minted, and relatively poor therapist, I can tell you in all sincerity, I am happy to "help" you with your equipment, however minimal! :) best, chris ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com