kbg32
neo-romanticist
You should move further uptown Cal. Three apartments for sale in my building! Cheap! You can buy all three and still have plenty-o-cash left over for more gear!
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Keith,
I was looking to rent not buy, but we were liking/loving Washington Heights for a while. Lots of space for the money, but for health reasons I have had to avoid the cold AMAP and a more downtown adds mucho convenience. We also checked out at 119th and Third, but that area is asking to be a crime statistic. I know I stand out in a crowd, but "Maggie" really stood out. I've been out at night in that area passing through, but to live there is another thing.
Woman Factor, meaning Maggie and old lady factor, is making us move more downtown.
Also know that basically if its cold outside I have to stay at home and I'm not able to go shooting like I normally would. The comfort and higher rent thus becomes more important. Also know that somehow we found a rent stabilized brand new luxury building that was originally built as condos, but now that's unwinding and a big rent increase will push us out. We downsized to afford luxury, but now we are spoiled.
Ideally I need to live close to work, and I need a gym to stay active because I have to hibernate over the winter. Again Maggie wants a doorman.
Cal
PS if I sold some of my gear, I would have a large down payment, no lie, but my lifestyle and identity is a slacker who lives passionately to shoot.
JeffNYC
Well-known
Cal Repair Service.
Cal Repair Service.
Cal,
Hanging with Sherry?
Maybe she'll recruit you. You'll be repairing before you know it.
Jeff
Cal Repair Service.
Cal,
Hanging with Sherry?
Maybe she'll recruit you. You'll be repairing before you know it.
Jeff
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Cal,
Hanging with Sherry?
Maybe she'll recruit you. You'll be repairing before you know it.
Jeff
Sherry did a great job on the M4. With an overhaul the camera was a bit stiff and the shutter really loud for a Leica, but it is smoothing out nicely. The film advance now like my M6, but the shutter is still becoming more quiet.
Been shooting the Monochrom over the weekend. Ran into Damaso on the M96 bus yesterday. Did some bonehead shooting with the MM: tried to take a quick shot without having the camera turned on thinking it was a film camera. Miss ed a lot of street shots because of this. With the 28 Cron now my target range is 3-4 feet because of chimping. I'm really able to get in peoples' faces with a quick shot with the Monochrom. I'm talking head and shoulder shots with a 28. Bam.
Cal
JeffNYC
Well-known
I guess with background noise you wouldn't have heard any shutter noise.. Come to think of it.......... I'm surprised it even depressed.
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Its kinda interesting how a camera settles in after an overhaul. When My Wetzlar M6 came back from Sherry it was both stiff and loud, so much so that I was disappointed.
Today at work just exercising the camera its now a totally different camera than this morning. Also the brass gears of the M4 are a lot smoother than the M6's brass gears.
Cal
I know what you mean Cal, my new Fuji X100s was so stiff when I got it... and even after I exercised it...it is still stiff. I guess I gotta give it a few more weeks... oh wait, uh, nevermind...
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4 more sleeps and i'll be home sweet home!
it's been awhile...i went to the bank this morning to get some american cash and the it's all different than i remember! it has colours in it now...almost canadian looking, but not quite there yet!
it's been awhile...i went to the bank this morning to get some american cash and the it's all different than i remember! it has colours in it now...almost canadian looking, but not quite there yet!
We look forward to seeing you in NYC BA.
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Joe,
I stopped by 85th and Madision at "Artbag" to get some business cards. You can pick your own swatch of leather and have a custom bag made up. It takes 4-6 weeks to be made to order. The man bag selection surprisingly is limited. I want a brief case even though I don't need one: they are that nice. If you are near the upper east side in your wanderings check the place out.
Cal
Cal, we are going to get a beat down if you start walking around your neighborhood with a briefcase when we are photographing.
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Cal, we are going to get a beat down if you start walking around your neighborhood with a briefcase when we are photographing.
John,
As you know I kinda present myself as a tourist attraction. I like to think that I'm one of the reasons why people come to New York. This is why I tend to meet so many people.
Cal
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thanks cal!
no set agenda/schedule set as yet...
i did get a handmade bag from 'robyn porteen' on etsy recently. not in love with it though...
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i'm looking forward to meeting all you guys as well!!
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
icebear
Veteran
Tourists are a royal pain, they just totally get in the way of street shooting:bang:.
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
They get in the way of movement or most anything.
They gather in groups of 6-10, stand at corners in the west village or somewhere with narrower sidewalks than the avenues midtown, stop there, look at a map, point and stare up at the sky and never cease to halt the progress of humanity.
I find myself complaining about these groups to other friends here and they say "Phil, you have become a jaded New Yorker. Welcome!"
End of rant.
Phil Forrest
Particular
a.k.a. CNNY, disassembler
Do you mean that they get hit in the crossfire?
I don't really mind them showing up in my photographs, even though they don't act with the same confidence as the locals.