Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/16

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Subject: [Leica] R 19 Elmarit ...
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed Aug 16 14:42:59 2006
References: <69289FC5-914C-4F1D-A1D8-E68F1B011702@cox.net> <44E390AF.6030909@wanadoo.nl>

On Aug 16, 2006, at 2:39 PM, Michiel Fokkema wrote:

> Steve Barbour wrote:
>> a question regarding using the Leica R 19 Elmarit on the Canon 5D...
>>  I believe the first version is fine, but the second version R 19  
>> on  the 5D is a no-no...
>> that is correct ?
>> thanks, Steve
> Yes, that has been reported like that.
> Unfortunate it will also not take  my beloved elmarit 24. It will  
> take my also beloved elmarit 28. I already have the adapter, can't  
> yet afford the 5D but hope to very soon.
>
> BTW: I was in Paris again on Tuesday and today. It was very  
> strange. In August the French are on holiday and Tuesday was a bank  
> holiday. Paris was deserted it looked like a small town, except for  
> the obvious tourist places. On Place de la Concorde there was a  
> Chinese wedding shoot going on and at palais royal I saw a fashion  
> photo shoot. This guy was using a Pentax 67 and only using natural  
> light, no flash! Film is not dead!
> Best thing, there was hardly any traffic. This morning it took only  
> 45 minutes to get work instead of the 2 hours it can take normally.


Paris in August ...when the French are mostly elsewhere.... thanks  
for the update Michiel....Steve


>
> Cheers,
>
> Michiel Fokkema
>
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In reply to: Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] R 19 Elmarit ...)
Message from michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema) ([Leica] R 19 Elmarit ...)