Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thank you Tina ! On 04-02-2013 23:50, Tina Manley wrote: > What a wonderful story. I hope your father-in-law will be around long > enough to regret giving up his precious Leica. I also hope you will use it > and pass it on to your kids. It's one of the few cameras that could last > through 3 or 4 generations. > > Best of Leica light! > > Tina > > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Ruben Bl?del <ruben at rhodos.dk> wrote: > >> My father in law is 88 years old and has worked as a doctor almost all his >> life in developing countries in Africa. >> Before he was stationed in Ethiopia in the late 1950ties and just a few >> months after my wife was born he bought a Leica M3 with a Summicron 50 mm >> 2.0 with near field specs and a Leica meter. That Leica followed him to >> Ethiopia and later to Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. It was serviced at Leica >> a couple of times due to fungi and other "illnesses" from being in the >> humidity of the tropics but is in really good condition. All pictures of >> my >> wife and her brothers growing up in Africa was shot with that wonderful >> camera. >> This weekend I visited my father in law together with my wife and my two >> daughters >> We had not seen him for a 5 weeks since as he needed peace trying to >> recover from two cancer operations. >> He was very weak but insisted on sitting with us for a cup of tea. >> I lost my father last year so I know what is going trough my wifes and >> children's heads - all the questions they would like to ask - the fear of >> loosing him etc. >> It was tough trying not to show him how worried we all are. >> He is due for another surgery Thursday and the odds are not to good >> At the end of our visit he need to rest but just before we left he called >> me and asked me if I would go into his study and fetch a box on his desk >> I had no idea what was going on, but i did bring the box to him, and he >> opened it and asked me If I would like to have his Leica because he >> thought >> that I would be the one that could bring it to good use. >> I was very proud and honored - and yet very sad because it felt like by >> accepting this great gift from him, I also realized that it might be his >> way of saying that he would not be around for much longer - I guess >> doctors >> have a way of knowing these kind of things. >> I feel the best way I can show my gratitude is by bringing it to good use >> and shoot some beautiful pictures - I have not used analog for a while - >> at >> work I no longer use slides but a Canon 5d 3 with - but I still have some >> rolls of Efke B&W 25 ISO film - I actually look forward to use analog >> again >> and especially with the close focus ability of the 50 summicron. >> It might not be right away - but I will post a link when I get some film >> through the old M3 >> Have a lovely evening >> Ruben >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> >> >