I've never been to Oz or an Oz cattle station but I did drive from one
side of Texas to the other about a week ago and it took a long, long
time. Of course, that was also after having driven most of the way
across the US and then back again including Texas on the way back. We
had a great time including our all too brief lunch meeting with Bill Barber.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/17/2011 3:35 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> There was an original - the first model - that had interchangeable
> lenses; three of them. it is now rather rare and pricey. Texas does
> indeed refer to size because the Texans keep banging on about how big
> they are. They don't know the meaning of 'big'. We've got cattle
> stations (ranches) bigger than Texas. Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 18/11/2011, at 12:32 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> I had assumed this camera was new but, in checking at B&H, I see
>> that no Fuji film bodies are offered any more. Where does "Texas
>> Leica" come from? I assume Texas refers to its size. Perhaps the
>> quality of the camera inspires the Leica moniker but the GW690 is a
>> fixed lens camera.
>
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