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Subject: [Leica] Arundel Photographica and Norman Ruins, England
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:59:59 -0400
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I'm glad to be the source of so much useful information.  :-)   I talked to 
the owner of the store (the guy in the picture) a bit.  While everything is 
for sale, it mostly doesn't move because so much of it is, as Larry said, 
old and fairly common roll-film and 35mm cameras.  He does do a brisk 
business in more marketable stuff, though, much of which, and I hope I'm 
remembering correctly, comes from estate sales.  "It's mostly in and out on 
the same day," he said.  

He's probably a good guy to know if you're into older Leica, Rollei or 
Hasselblad gear.  

He's also a nice guy.  When I bought that photo book from him, I offered the 
3 GBP it was marked and he talked be down to one!

As I think I've said here before, I'd be a nervous wreck if I sailed there.  
The very idea of keeping a boat at a dock or mooring that dries out twice a 
day just gives me the willies.  When you sail in New England, your boat MUST 
NEVER TOUCH BOTTOM!  

Regards, 

Dick



On Apr 13, 2010, at 12:35 PM, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote:

> Richard's excellent photos of the Norman ruins and the Arundal answer two 
> questions. The first is: Where do old cameras go to die? The photo shop 
> picture is like the mythological elephant's graveyard. There are cameras 
> on the shelf that obviously haven't been used since the passing of 116 
> film. The second question is why do so many English boats have flat 
> bottoms or twin keels. A picture of the Oxford waterfront at low tide 
> gives the answer.
> 
> Larry Z
> 
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