Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/16

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Subject: [Leica] Who is that old guy?
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Mon Jul 16 00:52:12 2007
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Hoppy:

That photo of me was taken in 1992.

Unfortunately, I look more like this now:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/180/466492874_0bd0178fe3.jpg?v=0

When I shave in the morning I ask myself, who is that old guy? I don't 
know him.

 > I have way too many cameras already.

One never has enough cameras... I bought a nicely preserved boxed 
Contaflex and an equally preserved and boxed Zeiss-Ikon 1/4 plate Taxo 
at Brimfield on Friday.

Jim



G Hopkinson wrote:

> Jerry, I thought of the same connection. Doesn't look like the Jim posted 
> here though? 
> http://www.pbase.com/kididdoc/image/23136884
> Might be Jim's gear at least? Or maybe a like minded photog sharing the 
> shoot.
> I'm sure that Jim will spill the beans. If it is Jim it should go in Steve 
> Barbour's gallery.
> How cool is the camera? I truly lust after a 4x5 at least, but I know that 
> it is grossly impractical for me and I have way too many
> cameras already.
> 
> Cheers
> Hoppy
>
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