Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great minds think alike, Don, they just don't necessarily spell alike - I just posted Olyka. ;-) On 3/9/06 1:09 PM, "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information