Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The whole area has exploded with building up the area. We moved to Iowa 6 years ago and when we visited this last December, we couldnot believe the degree of change. -------------- Original message from "Jeff S. Matsler" <jeffmatsler@amaonline.com>: -------------- > Yeah, I remember that now. I drove out there last spring to show my > daughter where I used to live. I couldn't find it. Where there had been 18 > houses, there are now at least 100. Somebody built a development out in my > field... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "Leica Users Group" > Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:19 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] I Tried an M8; Color Question / Dallas? > > > > Parker is North. I lived in Murphy, directly South, and on the same road > > as South Fork Ranch. > > > > Gene > > > > -------------- Original message from "Jeff S. Matsler" > > : -------------- > > > > > >> In Parker? > >> > >> Or is Parker north of the Ranch? I lived in a garage apartment in > >> Parker > >> one summer while at SMU. > >> > >> Jeff M > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: > >> To: "Leica Users Group" > >> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 10:19 PM > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] I Tried an M8; Color Question / Dallas? > >> > >> > >> > Don, > >> > > >> > Yep, I lived in the Dallas area for 12 years, and visited Cooters > >> > many, > >> > many times, buying several pieces of Leica goodies. I lived about 5 > >> > miles > >> > south of South Fork Ranch, of Dallas TV fame. > >> > > >> > Gene > >> > > >> > -------------- Original message from "Don Dory" > >> > : -------------- > >> > > >> > > >> >> Gene, > >> >> Cooters is just a hop skip and a jump from SMU where the density of > >> >> lovely > >> >> coeds exceeds critical mass. Actually just off suicide alley err > >> >> Central > >> >> Expressway inside the LBJ. With all the construction they still > >> >> haven't > >> >> obviated the need for nerves of steel and 300HP to merge properly. > >> >> > >> >> Don > >> >> don.dory@gmail.com > >> >> > >> >> On 2/19/07, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > Jef, > >> >> > > >> >> > As far as I know Cooters is it in the N. TX area. Nothing in > >> >> > Plano, > >> >> > Ft. > >> >> > Worth or anywhere else. > >> >> > > >> >> > Gene > >> >> > > >> >> > -------------- Original message from "Jeff S. Matsler" < > >> >> > jeffmatsler@amaonline.com>: -------------- > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > Robert and Don (and others who might know), > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Someone bemoaned being 2 hours from their Leica dealer and I had > >> >> > > to > >> >> > laugh - > >> >> > > I'm 8 hours once you deal with Dallas traffic from Cooter's. The > >> >> > > consignment case at Cooter's is a bit threadbare and hasn't > >> >> > > changed > >> >> > > much > >> >> > in > >> >> > > the last year - just that big 135mm they want $700 for). I was > >> >> > > wondering > >> >> > if > >> >> > > you guys know of any other place in Dallas that deals in Leica. > >> >> > > I > >> >> > haven't > >> >> > > lived in Dallas since I graduated from SMU in 1993, so I'm a bit > >> >> > > behind > >> >> > on > >> >> > > what's going on there these days. Surely with all that growth > >> >> > > north > >> >> > > (and > >> >> > > all that money up there) there's bound to be a Leica dealer up > >> >> > > around > >> >> > Plano > >> >> > > or further north. Yes? No? > >> >> > > Anyone know about Ft. Worth? > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Thanks for any ideas or guidance. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Jeff M > >> >> > > Amarillo, Tx > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Not that I really need anything - I've currently got 3 M bodies > >> >> > > (M3, > >> >> > > M5, > >> >> > > CLE), a Summicron 50mm, a 90mm, 40mm and 28mm; a LTM 135mm, 45mm > >> >> > > and > >> >> > > a > >> >> > > Minolta 35 Model II - and all the filters I'll ever use - but > >> >> > > hey, > >> >> > > it's > >> >> > > always fun to look, right? ;-) > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> > > From: "Robert D. Baron" > >> >> > > To: > >> >> > > Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 8:30 PM > >> >> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] I Tried an M8; Color Question > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> >> > > Leica Users Group. > >> >> > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >> >> > > information > >> >> > > >> >> > _______________________________________________ > >> >> > Leica Users Group. > >> >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >> >> > information > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> Leica Users Group. > >> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Leica Users Group. > >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information