Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/13

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Subject: [Leica] Pics from Houten photo fair
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Sun Nov 13 12:05:31 2005
References: <43763531.8090501@planet.nl>

Nathan,
Thanks for posting the images. I missed this years Huntsville show, which is
probably the last reasonably sized show left in the SE U.S. It is good to
see a lot of gear still being bought, hopefully by users who want a deal.
 Don
don.dory@gmail.com

 On 11/12/05, Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl> wrote:
>
> Last Sunday I went to Houten, a suburb of Utrecht, to attend the
> Fotografica Beaurs, Europe's largest indoor photo equipment fair. I met
> up with fellow LUGger Michiel Fokkema there.
>
> The event was truly huge. Too bad I was not in the market for medium
> format equipment, because there were LOTS of Hasselblads, Bronicas,
> Mamiyas etc. at what two years ago would have been considered totally
> ridiculous prices. Leica equipment seems to hold its value better;
> Michiel told me that prices on that have fallen too, but I got there
> about 4 hours after the fair opened, so by then the best bargains had
> been snapped up and the prices I saw were not particularly great.
>
> In any event, I was not looking for anything in particular, but as
> always I was on the prowl for images. The results are here:
> http://wajsman.smugmug.com/gallery/960030
>
> Michiel scored a 28mm Elmarit R at a great price, but sans lens hood.
> Within 15 minutes he had found the approprite hood at another stall, and
> he tested the lens on my Canon 1DII. The victims were his father-in-law
> and yours truly:
> http://wajsman.smugmug.com/gallery/960030/1/44157646
> http://wajsman.smugmug.com/gallery/960030/1/44157652
>
> These old Leica lenses can still perform!
>
> Comments and donations welcome as always.
>
> Nathan
> --
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>
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