Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/07

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Subject: [Leica] Bad times, good times.....
From: corkflor at iol.ie (Alex Hurst)
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 19:44:12 +0000
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Tina wrote:

>So sorry to hear this!  What a nightmare.  The only thing worse would be to
>have been mugged in the theft of the cameras.  At least you were not there!
>  Best wishes for getting a good insurance settlement.


Thanks Tina. The funny thing was that I got some reasonably decent 
results with the Sony, tho' I hadn't a clue when I was actually 
taking the shot due to shutter delay. But when you normally stand off 
with an SLR and a long lens, it's better than nothing.

Best of light.

Alex

>
>Tina
>
>On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Alex Hurst <corkflor at iol.ie> wrote:
>
>>  Went to a great family weddin' in Adare, Co. Limerick this weekend.
>>
>>  The bride was radiant; the flowers were spectacular (courtesy of my
>>  talented florist wife - now retired, except for special family 
>> occasions);
>>  and a great time was had by all. Except I had to shoot the wedding with a
>>  loaned Sony P&S (albeit with a Zeiss lens) - in Polish, because I 
>> couldn't
>>  find the language menu.
>>
>>  Burglars had smashed their way into our hotel townhouse the night before
>>  while we were having dinner nearby. We were lucky - all that was lifted 
>> was
>>  my bagful of Nikons (it could have been Leicas), plus my wife's purse,
>>  which was recovered next morning minus money but otherwise intact.
>>
>>  What really hurts is not the loss of the cameras and some very good
>>  lenses, but that I didn't have the tools to do the job I was intending to
>>  do. So it goes.
>>
>>  I'm sure there must be some similar stories knocking round in the Group.
>>  In this case the timing was lousy....
>>
>>  Best from criminalised Ireland.
>>
>>  Alex
>>  --
>>  Alex & Carmel Hurst
>>  Waterfall
>>  Near Cork
>>  Ireland
>>
>>  Tel: +353 21 454 3328
>>  Mobile: +353 87 245 7048 (A)
>>  +353 87 988 9927 (C)
>>
>>  email: corkflor at iol.ie (for either of us)
>>  email while travelling: <corkflor at gmail.com>
>>  Carmel McCarthy <carmelmac at mynovanetworks.net> (for Carmel personally)
>>  UK email (when there) corkflor1 at o2.co.uk
>>  Home Pages: http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor
>>  Photo Gallery at: http://corkflor.smugmug.com
>>
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>>
>
>
>--
>Tina Manley, ASMP
>www.tinamanley.com
>
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-- 
Alex & Carmel Hurst
Waterfall
Near Cork
Ireland

Tel: +353 21 454 3328
Mobile: +353 87 245 7048 (A)
+353 87 988 9927 (C)

email: corkflor at iol.ie (for either of us)
email while travelling: <corkflor at gmail.com>
Carmel McCarthy <carmelmac at mynovanetworks.net> (for Carmel personally)
UK email (when there) corkflor1 at o2.co.uk
Home Pages: http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor
Photo Gallery at: http://corkflor.smugmug.com


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