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To: yarddog

Very nice “capture”.

I have a bridge camera...that I seldom use these days..a Leica Vlux 1 that despite its poor performance in at above 1oo isi has a wonderfully sharp lens and a macro mode which is a real charmer.

never discount the camera.


45 posted on 10/31/2013 6:18:15 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Visit http://icantenroll.com/)
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To: MeshugeMikey

I always wanted a Leica but the cost was just too high. I did have a Hasselblad 500C, I think was the model. I just had the 80mm lens tho.

I used to work at a Summer resort back in the 60s. Our staff photographer had nothing but Leica equipment and he wasn’t wealthy so I guess it is possible to assemble an outfit without breaking the bank.

My Father brought back a mint Leica from WWII. He must have been a pretty good scrounger as he also got a Luger, a P-38 and an Austro-Hungarian .32. A gold pocket watch and a bottle of expensive French perfume for Mother.

The only thing I remember was the gold watch which my Brother has now. Everything else got sold over the years. Mother did use the perfume for a long time. It was in a really beautiful box.


48 posted on 10/31/2013 6:38:25 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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