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We went to Paris a bit early to prepare for the upcoming This is Us: France trip and shop for camera gear. We spent all afternoon in several camera stores in the Canal District, on Le Republic Ave. Wild European camera stores here, stocked to the gills with film and antique cameras. We loaded up with a bunch of 35mm film for the trip. Kai brought a Rolleiflex 35mm camera with a 50mm, 1.8 lens and a 135mm, 2.4 for you camera nerds.
Nate Lawrence brought a Pentax PC35, point and shoot gem. Super fun camera for the road. After the camera shops it was “one beer, one bar” through the alleys of Paris. We stopped at Hotel Du Nord for lunch, washed it down with a Kronenbourg 1664 and an espresso before jumping back on the bikes to get lost in Paris again. Life is good.
Noah Deane, Brendon Gibbens, Wade Goodall and Dion Agius roll into Bordeaux to meet us in two days. Summertime in France is underway.
Kai Neville in Paris, France, July 3, 2013 Collected Thoughts 046
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