Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And with the underwater housing it could be the Lympette, in honor of the old Don Knotts movie. Need a loud noise for the shutter release sound effect, though. Here's another thought, more subtle -- the O-R. Tom -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> > Lympa > > > > Op 9-mrt-06, om 19:04 heeft leicaluvr@comcast.net het volgende > geschreven: > > > 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