Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Olyca, Leipus Don don.dory@gmail.com On 3/9/06, leicaluvr@comcast.net <leicaluvr@comcast.net> wrote: > > Come on Luggers, let's show a little more creativity here -- > Leicapus? O-Leica? (remember the O-product)? Leimpus? Oleimpus? > > Tom Schofield > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> > > Looks really mean with Leica glass on it. Is the body really so tiny? > > Leic-anthro-pus? (Leica-human-olympus - sounds like a good combination > > - spelled slightly differently it's a werewolf :-) ) > > Douglas > > > > Gary Todoroff wrote: > > > > >Bruce - Shorter is usually better, true. But something poetic in > > >"O-Lymp-a-Leic" kept bouncing around. Reminds me of some old 60's song, > "In > > >the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight." Then the > chorus is > > >o-wik-a-wac or something like that. Or at least something like > > >O-Lymp-a-Leic. > > > > > > > > Wim-o-way - IMMSMW > > > > >Thanks for leic-o-pine-ing! > > >Gary > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: lug-bounces+datamaster=northcoastphotos.com@leica-users.org > > >[mailto:lug-bounces+datamaster=northcoastphotos.com@leica-users.org]On > > >Behalf Of bruce > > >Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:06 AM > > >To: Leica Users Group > > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Couple of E-330 shots > > > > > > > > >Gray, like others, I guess, I have been thinking about the name since > > >you posted .................. and can only come-up with a shortened > > >version version, with a more playful name ................ > > >OLYLEIC ................... OLYCON ..................... > > >OLYNIK ................Pronounce it. > > > > > >B. > > > > > >On 9-mrt-2006, at 9:33, Gary Todoroff wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >>Great demo shot of Mr. Le, Neal! Any other camera and you would > > >>have been > > >>dusting yourself off after the shot and rubbing your knees, > > >>depending on > > >>your age. Isn't that live mode flip screen great? Just set the > > >>E-330 on the > > >>floor and look down like a TLR. And what a perspective from that > > >>7-14mm, > > >>too. > > >> > > >>HCB would have made this camera positively DANCE down the street! > > >>At LHSA in > > >>San Francisco when I tried to describe this kind of camera/photo > > >>creativity > > >>to a Leica Rep, his only reply was, "That is not an M!" > > >> > > >>Good grief! Fortunately Mr Leitz did not say to Mr Barnack, "Das > > >>ist nicht a > > >>Press Kamera!" > > >> > > >>Just added a few more photos to my OlympuLeic Blog at > > >>http://www.northcoastphotos.com/OlympuLeic.htm - nothing taken WITH > > >>the new > > >>E-330 yet, but some interesting ones OF it with the Leica adapter. > > >> > > >>Gary Todoroff > > >>Tree LUGger > > >> > > >><< > > >>Seems as if the new Olympus E-330 is getting popular with the LUG > > >>group, I > > >>just picked up mine today. > > >>Here are a couple of shots taken in the Camera shop; > > >> > > >>The owner Mr. Le, > > >> > > >>http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/phat2a.jpg.html > > >> > > >>And salesman Rob, > > >> > > >>http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/P1010004a.jpg.html > > >> > > >>I'm also a part time salesman but today I was a customer. > > >>The lens for both shots was the 7-14mm f4 both were shot at ISO 800. > > >> > > >>Neal F > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>_______________________________________________ > > >>Leica Users Group. > > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >> > > >>-- > > >>No virus found in this incoming message. > > >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >>Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: > > >>3/7/2006 > > >> > > >>-- > > >>No virus found in this outgoing message. > > >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >>Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: > > >>3/7/2006 > > >> > > >> > > >>_______________________________________________ > > >>Leica Users Group. > > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Leica Users Group. > > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > >-- > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: 3/7/2006 > > > > > >-- > > >No virus found in this outgoing message. > > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: 3/7/2006 > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Leica Users Group. > > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >