Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]WRT Leica; I started out with an R8 in 1999 and 35-70/4 lens and worked my way back to a 1955 IIIF and LTM lenses back to 1948. First M camera was a 3 lug M5 purchased LNIB in the year 2000. Still no M8 as it seems to be the wrong direction for me so far. Greg Lorenzo Calgary, Canada> From: stasys1@cox.net> Subject: Re: [Leica] my first Leica> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:52:01 -0800> To: lug@leica-users.org> > > On Feb 14, 2009, at 3:52 PM, Barney Quinn wrote:> > >> > Brian,> >> > How well I remember Industrial Photo. Unfortunately they went out of > > business some years ago, a victim of the switch from silver to > > digital.> >> > I got my first two Leicas about the same time you did. My friend Alan > > Wurzbach's Dad had been stationed in Germany at the end of World War > > II. He came back to the us with what I think are two IIIc's I think. > > When they were cleaning out his Dad's house he sold me the collection > > for $125. I still have them. They still work just fine. They live in > > my closet next to a pair of antique Plath sextants.> >> > Barney> >> >> > Barney Quinn, WK3Z> > C: (301) 654-0938> > H: (301) 654-0938> >> > -----Original Message-----> > From: Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>> > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 6:06 PM> > To: LUG@leica-users.org <LUG@leica-users.org>> > Subject: [Leica] my first Leica> >> > It was 40 years ago today that I got my first Leica.> >> > My friend (and boss) David Labovitz mentioned to me that he'd seen a > > decent selection of used Leicas at Industrial Photo in Silver Spring, > > Maryland. I went in on Friday, 14 February, 1969 just minutes after > > retiring photographer from the Baltimore Sun had put up his IIIf kit > > on consignment. I bought the whole thing (body, 3 lenses, 3 finders, 3 > > metal lens caps, leather case) and have had it ever since. He was its > > first owner and I am its second.> >> > I mostly use my M8 these days, but the IIIf is still a damn fine > > camera.> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live?: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_howitworks_022009