Thanks Frank. I think you should keep your Leica and go to Paris. But I know from experience that one can't always do what one wants to do. But there's always another opportunity somewhere down the road. I was all set to spend a weekend in Paris 15 years ago after a business trip to Stuttgart. But I got a call saying I had to be back in NY for an emergency Saturday meeting. It turned out to be a false alarm, and I was always sorry that I didn't go to Paris. This time I was determined to have my day on the street. You will have yours as well. Paul
frank theriault wrote: > > Tres biens faites, Paul! Ils sont tous incroyable. > > You've convinced me of two things: > > First, it's always been a dream of mine to go to Paris some day. Now I want to all > the more. > > Second, I don't want to get rid of my Leica :-( > > But, how did you do it? No autofocus. No matrix metering. No ttl metering. No > metering at all! Didn't your wrist get tired > cranking that winder all day? <vbg> > > Seriously, great work, Paul. That's a portfolio anyone can be proud of. > > cheers, > frank > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > On a recent business trip to Paris I decided to stay over one day and > > shoot some film. I had only my 1953 vintage Leica iiif and Summicron > > 50/2, but that seemed an appropriate choice for a Paris walkaround. I > > shot from ten in the morning until ten at night, walking about 20 miles > > in the process. Rather than take a lot of tourist photos, I tried to > > capture little glimpses of everyday life in the city. I interspersed > > these with some shots of the landmarks I passed. You can find them here > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=311283 > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it > is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer
