Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the tips about Meister, Douglas and Michiel. I forgot my Armani suit back in Alicante, and something happened to my Ferrari so that I will move around Berlin in my sister's Toyota Yaris, on foot or in the U-Bahn/S-Bahn. I suppose I still could manage treating the staff like dirt, but I think I prefer just to skip the place altogether ;-) Cheers, Nathan On 27/12/2008, at 17:31, Douglas Sharp wrote: > Hi Nathan, > > BTW, if you really want to visit Leica Berlin - Meister's shop in > Fasanenstrasse - wear an Armani suit, park your Ferrari on the > pavement outside and treat the staff like dirt. :-) > > They don't ever seem to have time for normal customers. > > I gather Michiel had a similar experience. > > I know that I was ignored for a full 25 minutes by staff chatting > among themselves before anyone even thought about noticing that > customers (1, namely me) were in the shop. Someone almost 1.90 > metres tall and weighing in at over 100 kg with a Titanium M6 and > an R7 over his shoulder is pretty hard to overlook in a store that > is not exactly spacious. When they finally got around to it I > suddenly forgot how to speak German and forced them to speak > English - before telling them I'd try a better shop in Hannover, > which I did, and got a very reasonably priced, almost mint, IIIG. > > Lots are listed here - I've picked out 2 that look promising > > http://www.photo-grande.de/gebraucht.htm > > Well worth a look around if you can find the time > > > This place usually has some nice GDR and Russian stuff > > http://www.wuestefeld.com/gelegenheiten/index.htm > plenty of s/h cameras here: http://www.wuestefeld.com/gelegenheiten/ > Kamera.html > > and lenses here: http://www.wuestefeld.com/gelegenheiten/ > Objektive.html > > Cheers > Douglas > > Nathan wrote: >> Since the town in Poland where I am spending the holidays is only >> 350 km from Berlin, we are going to spend tomorrow and Monday >> there, since my sister and her husband have not visited the city >> since its reunification 19 years ago. >> >> I am reasonably familiar with Berlin, but the only Leica shop I am >> aware of is Foto Impex, where I do plan to pay a visit. Are there >> any others that are worth visiting? >> >> TIA, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog