Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks George, Glad you liked them, Cheers Howard Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 18:26:34 -0500 From: George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] Monday in Tokyo On Apr 20, 2015, at 10:40 PM, H&ECummer wrote: > Hi Luggers, > Esther and I were out and about in Tokyo on Monday. > We rode the subway to the Ginza to visit BIC Camera. On the way I snapped > this grandfather taking his granddaughter to school. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/GrandpaGrndaughterSubway15.jpg.html> > > When he saw me taking pictures he started to talk to his granddaughter in > English. > > We decided the most boring job in Japan must be the welcoming bow lady. > This one is at the MidTown Tokyo in Roppongi Hills. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/WelBow.jpg.html> > > We went to the Fujifilm House in Roppongi where there is a collection of > antique cameras, two rooms of photo shows and a repair shop on the second > floor. > There I was able to get a replacement lens hood for my 35 f1.4 - which BIC > did not have earlier in the day. At Fuji I met Takashi Ueno who was > involved in the design of > the XT 1. I will report on our conversation separately. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/FujiRepar.jpg.html> > > Just down the street from Fujifilm House was the Orange Bar where we went > to wait for the ?kids? to finish work: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/Moet.jpg.html> > > Moet is on sale for Y700 (US$5.85) during happy hours - a lot gets poured > and drunk in the two hours between 5 and 7. > Russ and Kseniya showed up in good time and we had a drink: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/RussKseniya.jpg.html> > > Kseniya?s best friend, Jeniya, joined us. The girls met in Tokyo while > modelling. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/Jeniya.jpg.html> > > As Happy Hour was drawing to a close this older patron was trying to > locate his friend before the prices changed: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/LostFriend.jpg.html> > > Russell saying good night to our waiter. We went next door and Kseniya > treated us to Russian dinner which was very nice. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/RussWaitr.jpg.html> > > It was raining heavily when we finished and so Russ called an Uber taxi to > take us home. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/UmbrelRain.jpg.html> > > The rainy street from inside the taxi. Russ?s office is in the building > with the Collier sign - centre left: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/TaxiRain.jpg.html> > > Please view large. C&C always welcome > > Howard (off into the urban jungle again) a wonderful group. I really love the color you've achieved. Reminds me of my favorite slide film of days gone by - agfachrome Regards, George Lottermoser