Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think Walt's been hitting the sauce pretty hard today... On 12/7/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > Now that makes sense...Next come chumping....Forking over 5 big ones > just to let Leica turn us into $$beta testers$$ ;-) > > Rob McClure wrote: > > > Walt, > > > > I always heard that the term "chimping" came from the reaction of > > early digital photographers as they excitedly jumped up and down like > > monkeys as they admired the images on their screens (and showed the > > images to anyone who was within earshot). > > > > Rob > > > > > > On Dec 7, 2006, at 1:15 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > > > >> I refuse to chimp... I'd love to know where that term originated. > >> Probably bandied about at Solms before Leica hired some Japanese > >> engineers to help design the M8? > >> > >> Harrison McClary wrote: > >> > >>> Walt Johnson wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> p.s. Priced under $3500 and weather resistant. Am I dreaming? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> yep...but it is a nice dream, except for the no screen part. > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 >