Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Barney. These statues of Mary are still very common around here. Recently, I've begun to see statues of the Virgin of Guadalupe since we're getting more Mexican immigrants in Indiana, but the regular Mary statues in the yards of the Germans and Irish are still more common here. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 2/9/13 7:33 AM, "Bernard Quinn" <bjq1 at mac.com> wrote: > >This really takes me back to my days of growing up catholic in Indiana. > >Barney > >Barney Quinn, WK3Z >C: (301) 775-1386 >H: (301) 654-0938 > >On Feb 9, 2013, at 12:52 AM, Chris Crawford ><chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > >> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=105 >> >> I shot this back in 2003 with one of the most interesting cameras in my >> little collection, a Seagull DF-1. A lot of people are familiar with the >> Seagull TLRs, because they began to be imported into the USA around >>2000, >> but this is not one of the well-known TLRs. The DF-1 is a 35mm SLR, >>based on >> an old Minolta, the meterless SR-2. The Seagull also lacks a meter, and >>is >> primitive in its construction. It feels like it will fall apart when >>you use >> it, but it has worked perfectly the 10 years that I have owned it. The >>50mm >> f2 lens that came with it is an excellent lens. The exterior cosmetics >>look >> like a clone of a Pentax M-Series K-mount lens, but I do not know what >>the >> optics are based on. The mount is Minolta, not Pentax, despite the >> appearance of the lens! >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-437-8990 >> >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> >> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >> >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> Become a fan on Facebook >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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