Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/23
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remotely interested in shooting street goes to the
Mermaid Parade.
--- Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote:
>
> On Jun 23, 2007, at 6:44 PM, Jim Shulman wrote:
>
> > I shoot a lot of miscellaneous events around the
> East Coast of the
> > US (and beyond). At best, I've encountered one
> or, tops, two other
> > photographers--from hundreds in attendance--who
> use Leicas.
> >
> > Today was a revelation. I went to the Mermaid
> Parade at Coney
> > Island (web images from previous Mermaid Parades
> at http://
> > tinyurl.com/yuwhxq) and saw DOZENS of people using
> Leicas. Quite a
> > few M8s, loads of M6s, M7s old M2s and M3s--even a
> fellow with a
> > iiic. I hadn't seen that many Leicas in one place
> outside of an
> > LHSA event or an 80s camera show.
>
>
> any idea why Jim...?
>
> Steve
>
> >
> > There were also quite a few film 'blads, several
> twin lens
> > Rolleiflexes and Mamiya C2/3s--and one brave soul
> shooting 4x5 with
> > a Speed Graphic, while hauling along a duffel bag
> filled with film
> > holders.
> >
> > My four rolls of Kodachrome go off to the lab on
> Monday. I must
> > say that even by my exalted standards this was a
> 100% taste-free
> > event. Nothing's like a lady dressed as the
> Statue of Liberty with
> > green pasties, surrounded by several dozen avid
> snapshooters.
> >
> > Jim Shulman
> > Bryn Mawr, PA
> >
> >
> >
> >
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