 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / October 2006LR still appears to be the most popular choice around here
Its obviously market day in Fort William, (50miles from where I live) as in the last 10 minutes at least 10 landrovers with livestock trailers have gone past the end of my drive, ranging from an old 90 to brand new double cab 110. Good to see people are still using LR's and not succumbing to the japaneese double cabs. Andrew > Its obviously market day in Fort William, (50miles from where I live) > as in the last 10 minutes at least 10 landrovers with livestock > trailers have gone past the end of my drive, ranging from an old 90 to > brand new double cab 110. > Good to see people are still using LR's and not succumbing to the > japaneese double cabs. Same down in Galloway, where I live - a good tenth or more of all cars you see about the place seem to be Landies. Which is nice. On Friday, in article <b602e$451cf339$d5594586$32699@news.chello.se> > > Its obviously market day in Fort William, (50miles from where I live) > > as in the last 10 minutes at least 10 landrovers with livestock [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Which is nice. Why is a Land Rover like a Leica camera? Answer: they are expensive to buy, but they can keep on going. If you look in this week's Amateur Photographer, you'll find a preview of the new Leica M8, a digital camera that just carries on from the M7, and will work with existing Leica lenses. Company history doesn't really guarantee the future, but Leica, and Land Rover, are better long-term bets than most.  SignatureDavid G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger. "I am Number Two," said Penfold. "You are Number Six." > Why is a Land Rover like a Leica camera? Yeuck, don't make that comparison please, most leica owners I've met are like mac owners. I went to goodwood revival some years ago and some chap was there with a stunning girlfriend, who was bored to tears by him waffling on about the balance of his leica and how it feels perfect in the hand etc etc, don't recall him taking any pictures with it. Mind you after the reaction I've had on a few occasions turning up to a landy-dominated event in the pinzgauer, perhaps you're right ;-) SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! || Yeuck, don't make that comparison please, most leica owners I've met || are like mac owners. I went to goodwood revival some years ago and || some chap was there with a stunning girlfriend, who was bored to || tears by him waffling on about the balance of his leica and how it || feels perfect in the hand etc etc, don't recall him taking any || pictures with it. You missed one there! "Hi, would you like to come for a drink - I guarantee not to talk about cameras ..." SignatureRich ============================== Take out the obvious to email me. > || Yeuck, don't make that comparison please, most leica owners I've met > || are like mac owners. I went to goodwood revival some years ago and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > guarantee > not to talk about cameras ..." A perfect case for ... <Leslie Phillips>Hello</> SignatureWilliam Tasso Land Rover - 110 V8 Discovery - V8 ||| You missed one there! "Hi, would you like to come for a drink - I ||| guarantee [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] || || <Leslie Phillips>Hello</> :-) SignatureRich ============================== Take out the obvious to email me. The ultimate reliable camera so far as I am concerned is the old Pentax K 1000, and there are more lenses available for Pentax systems than ever were or will be to precios Leica users. SignatureþT L'autisme c'est moi "Space folds, and folded space bends, and bent folded space contracts and expands unevenly in every way unconcievable except to someone who does not believe in the laws of mathematics" > > Why is a Land Rover like a Leica camera? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Mind you after the reaction I've had on a few occasions turning up to > a landy-dominated event in the pinzgauer, perhaps you're right ;-) || The ultimate reliable camera so far as I am concerned is the old || Pentax K 1000, and there are more lenses available for Pentax || systems than ever were or will be to precios Leica users. Arrrrrgh! Yes. Why ever did I get rid of mine for a more "up to date" model? SignatureRich ============================== Take out the obvious to email me. > The ultimate reliable camera so far as I am concerned is the old Pentax K > 1000, and there are more lenses available for Pentax systems than ever were > or will be to precios Leica users. I still have a good K1000 with manual and an older Spotmatic F. My first "proper" camera was a K1000. I wish someone would design a digital back for them..... SignatureRegards, Danny http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) http://www.malabargold.co.uk (UK/EU ordering for Malabar Gold blend) > I still have a good K1000 with manual and an older Spotmatic F. My > first "proper" camera was a K1000. I wish someone would design a > digital back for them..... Mine's an Olympus OM-2 SP with various bits of kit, including some macro bellows, one of the few manufacturers to make macro bellows for 35mm kit due to their strong presence in the scientific photography market. I used to have a Canon EOS3 with various prime lenses and a pro zoom lens, but given the gear was worth about £3K I could never use it comfortably so flogged it all and went back to the old gear! SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! IT'S IETHER IN YOU OR ITS NOT... AN AVEERAGE OF 25,000 ARE SOLD AROUND THE WORLD EVERY YEAR BRAND NEW........ :) > > Its obviously market day in Fort William, (50miles from where I live) > > as in the last 10 minutes at least 10 landrovers with livestock [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Which is nice. > > Its obviously market day in Fort William, (50miles from where I live) > > as in the last 10 minutes at least 10 landrovers with livestock [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Which is nice. Visit the main car park in Buxton on a Saturday afternoon - the Discoveries out number the oppositon 2 to 1, never mind the Defenders etc. 8 or 9 years ago they would almost all have been Jap (Dihatsu mostly). Richard Signaturewww.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk www.radioparadise.com - Good Music, No Vine Lib Dems - Townies keeping comedy alive There are a few jap double cabs around, but they seem to be owned by people who don't really need them... and are very shiney :-) I know one guy has a back yard (rather large as he has a 4000 acre estate) full of old Merc G-wagons, brilliant bits of kit, but are too expensive to repair. - He's the one with a new 110 double cab. His back yard is incredible, full of old argocats (wheeled and tracked), tracked dumpers, numerous boats, mini-diggers, most no longer working... Unfotunatly I don't know him well enough to go picking at the collection Andrew |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.