[Leica] WHAT TO TAKE? ;-)

[firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)]

Ted,
have a wonderful trip and say hi to our Queen of OZ as well ;-) do give 
a few "family" snaps a thought

Cheers
On 18/09/2005, at 9:59 AM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Howdy crew,
> Yeah I figured of all people I'd raise an eye brow when I asked what 
> equipment to take on a trip. ;-)
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> I just wanted to say this is the first time I've ever gone on an 
> assignment + holiday without a film using Leica! It's all digital, 
> Digilux 2 and Leicanon 20D, 10-22 Canon lens and 80-200 f4.0 Leica 
> lens.
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> Am I apprehensive? Yeah kind of, but the proof of the excerise will be 
> in the coverage and success of the end products. Only time and the 
> delete button will know! :-)
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> On Tuesday 20 September Ken Lassiter whom you know on line and of 
> Florida and our wives, Carol Lassiter and Irene Grant will be enjoying 
> the weather and hospitality of Portugal for 10 days. :-)
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> On the Sept. 30th Irene and I arrive in London for 12 days of visiting 
> the UK.  Friends and family.
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> Thought I might call on the Queen to see if she'd be interested in tea 
> and few snaps on the Saturday afternoon. A jolly sort of get together 
> you know, unfortunately the last time I took her picture, ready?  
> "with no film in the camera!"  Now there's a confession of notoriety. 
> She said," I never want to see him again." Hey, well OK the "no film 
> in camera is true!" :-) And when I asked her Equerry could she wait a 
> moment as I loaded all he said was... "PITY!" And they left! :-(
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> What the hell it happens in the best of families, like how many of you 
> guys are accidents? ;-)
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> If you have to ask.. never mind! :-)
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> Anyway, back to Lisbon,  if any crew members are in and about the city 
> from the 20th till 23 please give Ken or myself a call, we're staying 
> at the Hotel Metropole from the 20th to Saturday morning 24th when we 
> leave for the comforts of a fine villa in the Algarve region to the 
> south.
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> Irene and I arrive in London, Friday 30th for 3 days staying with 
> friends and Saturday afternoon has  been allotted as "LUG TIME" ;-) 
> while the women folk do the "shopping mall thing." So if anyone has 
> time for a beer and chat Leica/photography during the afternoon, 
> please give me a phone call either Friday evening or early Saturday 
> morning at... 4402089776433. As we plan to go into London for the 
> afternoon. So maybe a pub get to-gether is possible if anyone is so 
> inclined. :-)
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> Or if you think so before Monday morning 19th, that's like this coming 
> Monday, ;-) e-me.
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> So we'll be off line for 3 weeks at least after Monday 19th.
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> ted
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Alastair