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Subject: [Leica] [OM] IMG: Eclipse Impact Sold a lot of long lenses
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 21:42:37 -0700
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> On Aug 22, 2017, at 9:36 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
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> Good idea to keep the XE-1 as your ?drive-by? camera!
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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>> On 22 Aug 2017, at 18:26, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
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>> Everyone, especially the TV channels, seemed to enjoy the total eclipse, 
>> but it had other impacts, as well.  There were reports of all sorts of 
>> balloon launches, carrying observation equipment. Locally, the skydivers 
>> made a mass descent during the local passing of the event.
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>> But, all of this caused the Air Traffic Control folks to enact a "Ground 
>> Hold", refusing to issue takeoff clearances for some period.  This 
>> Detroit-based Falcon Freighter sat for three hours, awaiting clearance 
>> for its next flight.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170821-DSCF6980.JPG.html
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>> From the X-E1 that now resides in the armrest of my car.
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>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Eclipse Impact)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] [OM] IMG: Eclipse Impact)