A trip to Yodobashi-Yokohama in search of a GXR

[Bob]

I went down the elevator in my hotel to the B1 level, took a left into the "Diamond" underground passageway and in ten paces was confronted with the entrance to Yodobashi.
If I had approached it above ground it would have looked like this:
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After going to the second floor I found
Tripods:
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Stereo pinhole Holgas:
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Nice displays of the EP-1
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The GF-1
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A whole lot of four thirds and micro four thirds adapters
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Even a Polaroid back for my Phamiya AFD
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But when I got to the Ricoh GXR I found that the guy with the camera was at another store :banghead: and the camera with him - I think the sign says available in December
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But you can choose from a very nice selection of camera de-humidifying cabinets; sort of reverse humidors (de-humidors?)
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So I guess I will just have to wait a little while to fondle the darn thing
-bob

 

[helenhill]

What a LOVELY way to paint your Story....:clap:

 

[pellicle]

Oh bob ... its just so not fair

I went down the elevator in my hotel to the B1 level,

I used to live here:

now I'm in Finland ... with views like this:

no, thats not noise in the dark areas, its sleet

swap ya?

 

[Terry]

Bob,
Do tell, is your suitcase any heavier?

 

[Bob]

This is probably why my Daughter, who lives in Moscow, is jealous.
I wonder how C1 noise reduction works on sleet?:ROTFL:
-bob

 

[Bob]

Bob,
Do tell, is your suitcase any heavier?

I ALMOST picked up the Macro 45 for the GF1, but decided to wait and get it state-side. The issue was that in order to qualify for the 10% "additional" discount I needed to get a Yodobashi "Gold Points" card. It takes 10% of each purchase and allows one to use that as cash on a subsequent purchase.
Not good if you only want to buy one big thing.

But I was tempted, they had lend-wrap in a number of soft pastel colors not to mention micro fiber cleaning cloths. They had a Pentax which is available on special order in 100 different colors of your choice.
I should have picked up that stero pinhole Holga for Helen.
-bob

 

[pellicle]

I ALMOST picked up the Macro 45 for the GF1, but decided to wait and get it state-side. The issue was that in order to qualify for the 10% "additional" discount I needed to get a Yodobashi "Gold Points" card.

with some advanced notice I could have posted you mine ... it is languishing here...

there's better views to be had in Japan in spring of course...

have fun!

 

[Bob]

I can't quite make out the kanji radical just to the right of Ue in the name of the JR station. What is it?
thanks
-bob

 

[pellicle]

I can't quite make out the kanji radical just to the right of Ue in the name of the JR station. What is it?
thanks
-bob

bob, if your asking me its 上野

ueno eki

^-^

 

[Bob]

Ah of course, and I should have recognized the park.
-bob

 

[pellicle]

well ... its not commonly seen from that perspecitve ;-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobazu_Pond