[LRflex] Re: Trip to Santa MonicaQ
- From: Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Leica Reflex <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 13:26:07 -0500
Looks like you had a great trip. Love the sunsets!
Tina
On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> While in the LA area, we took a trip to Santa Monica pier one day. A
> long trip from Sun City. Along the way we stopped at a few camera stores,
> one of which was the Leica store. Here I am in front of my future new
> Leica.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w3/l/LA+trip-7658.jpg.html
>
> So, I once again got to play with an M(240). This time I was more relaxed
> and had a great experience, unlike the one in Palm Springs. They even had
> a broken R lens I was able to try out (no aperture ring function) and I
> found the camera to be pretty good with the R lens, but not so good I would
> plunk down $8K. I will investigate Fuji or Sony. We also visited my
> friend's camera store in Hollywood (Calumet) but he did not have the Fuji
> in stock and his 7A Sony had no lenses to try with it. Selling them pretty
> good, I guess. So I still do not have any hands on experience with either
> of them.
>
> We made it to Santa Monica pier just after sunset and were treated to a
> nice show of color.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w3/l/LA+trip-7662.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w3/l/LA+trip-7675.jpg.html
>
> It also happened to be the full moon, so turning around we saw this.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w3/l/LA+trip-7683.jpg.html
>
> Great fish and chips. Rivaled Ivars in Seattle.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/w3/l/LA+trip-7704.jpg.html My
> sister in law on the left and my wife.
>
> Then we packed it up and fought the traffic all the way back to Sun City.
>
> Comments welcome. View the sunsets large if possible.
>
> Aram Langhans
> (Semi) Retired (retarded?) Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
>
> “The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself
> would ever have dared dream.” James D. Watson
>
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Tina Manley
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