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Subject: [Leica] Large leica collection in Ennis, Ireland
From: zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams)
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:19:23 -0400
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Just in case anyone is looking to buy a nice size Leica ltm and m  
collection, Wilson Camera in Ennis, Ireland has one for sale.

Chris

Developed from my iHolga


On Jul 23, 2009, at 4:07 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>  
wrote:

> Actually, I do not agree, Michiel. I use AMEX everywhere I can  
> because I like the KLM points I get (I still have my Dutch AMEX  
> card). In NL, I used it in many petrol stations, in most of the  
> restaurants I went to, in many bookshops etc. Here in Spain, same  
> thing, it is even accepted at some supermarkets.
>
> I am also surprised by Frank's statements about the difficulties of  
> using credit cards in Germany--I have never had the problem there. I  
> use Visa and Amex without any problems every time I am there. At  
> least in the cities where I have been in the past couple of years-- 
> Berlin, Munich, Cologne, D?sseldorf, Frankfurt--I have not had any p 
> roblems whatsoever.
>
> 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
> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>
>
>
> On Jul 23, 2009, at 9:10 PM, Michiel Fokkema wrote:
>
>> don't bother to bring AMEX. AMEX is very bad accepted here in  
>> Europe. It's too expensive for the merchants. VISA and Mastercard  
>> are very well accepted. At least the Netherlands are totally  
>> converting to the PIN system. As well for the ATM's as for the  
>> stores.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Michiel Fokkema
>>
>> Brian Reid wrote:
>>>> I had not realised that the US did not use the PIN system yet
>>> North American bank cards use PINs only for debit/ATM transactions.
>>> Credit transactions just use a signature. And our cards do not  
>>> have chips in them.
>>> My experience is that the most universal form of access to money  
>>> when I travel is an ATM/debit card with a 4-digit PIN. Being the  
>>> sort of person who always has a backup Plan B, I carry two such  
>>> cards, issued by different banks that use different debit networks.
>>> Though because of the epidemic of banks buying other banks, most  
>>> cards issued by nationwide financial institutions are members of 3  
>>> or more debit networks.
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Replies: Reply from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Large leica collection in Ennis, Ireland)
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