Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Didn't want to scare you off. You should go there. Maybe just to see some nice gear. Cheers, Michiel Fokkema Nathan wrote: > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1865 - Release Date: > 12/26/2008 1:01 PM >