Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually I though that he could set up a little portrait stand and take pictures of the tourists with the house in the background. Might as well make a few bucks in the process. Len On May 24, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > On May 24, 2008, at 8:40 AM, simon jessurun wrote: > >> A windmill I wish. >> No it's a new design and for reasons which are totally beyond me , >> since it >> was designed using 10 sugarcubes as a model, it is listed in some >> european >> architects book as one of the 20 house one has to see in Amsterdam. >> It's uter nonsense a 10 year old designs houses the same way. >> But it provides us with a constant stream of in lookers some even >> stroll >> inside 'when we are not looking Oddly enough the majority are from >> scandinavian countries and they especially the Finns can be extremely >> rude.Last week there were these two brasilian girls.I have to >> admit I gave >> them the grand tour. > > > perhaps you need to get out there with the tourists, and photograph > your house for us... > > (then sell postcards) > > > :-) > > > Steve > > >> >> btw the Telyts handle without any problem on the canon I just have to >> remeber to up the ISO otherwise my ineptitude with the thing shows. >> best,simon >> >> On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Leonard Taupier >> <len-1@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> Hello Simon, >>> >>> Now my curiosity is up. Your tourist story is quite interesting >>> and funny >>> at the same time. You must have a very interesting house for it >>> to be a >>> tourist attraction. Do you live in a castle? Or maybe a >>> windmill. ;-) >>> >>> And yes the 560 Telyt is a curiosity all by itself. It can even >>> bring fear >>> to the hearts of the uninformed. I get questioned about mine all >>> the time. >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> Len >>> >>> >>> >>> On May 24, 2008, at 8:29 AM, simon jessurun wrote: >>> >>> Since we moved house last November we suffer from busloads of >>>> architecturial >>>> tourists who gape through our windows and snap away while we enjoy >>>> breakfast >>>> or whatever. >>>> Finaly have found a way to repel them.The 560 Telyt. >>>> It's quite funny to see them shy away from taking pictures when >>>> they spot >>>> the canon in their viewfinders. >>>> Some go to extreme distances to take snaps anyway.So far away >>>> that the >>>> telyt >>>> cannot resolve them anymore. >>>> The enlargements show the Lumix with a Leica lens to be quite >>>> popular. >>>> Anyway here is the folder. >>>> Best simon jessurun,amsterdam. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/animal/telyt_001/ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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