On Sep 5, 2006, at 10:31 AM, Cotty wrote: >> (I've never been to GFM, but going on a Leica gathering I was shocked >> at how much gear people just carted around to show it off. I recall >> doing a quick addition of the cameras and lenses littered around the >> dinner table I was sitting at, with 8 other people, and estimated >> that there was around $100,000 worth of gear there. Now that's a >> heavy table.) > > One thing worth pointing out is that because GFM is also a social > event, > you'll find people toting thigns they wouldn't normally. Many bring > extra bodies and lenses for others to see and try, especially out > of the > ordinary gear, for example snake-skinned LXen ;-)
The same was certainly true of that Leica gathering, I'm sure. I suspect that I simply went with the wrong assumptions: that we were supposed to be taking photographs and conversing about the photographic endeavor rather than celebrating equipment. I carried just my M4-P and a 35mm lens, half a dozen rolls of film and a light meter. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
