[Leica] NYC Photo Plus Expo Photo Gallery--27 Images

[ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)]

i was noticing how much thinner these folks were than your usual subjects

then i realized they are photographers and likely cannot afford to eat

ric


On Oct 28, 2010, at 11:51 PM, Jim Shulman wrote:

> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/photoplus/
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> All shot today with my M4, CV 35/1.2, and Neopan 400
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> Some observations:
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> Fuji was completely absent-no film, no digital, no preview of nifty new
> digital M-like camera, nada.  Strange.
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> Kodak was handing out rolls of Tri-X in 35mm and 120.  It's a little like a
> buggy whip manufacturer handing out samples at the 1915 auto show (though I
> did stock up some 120 for my horse-drawn Minolta Autocord).  And why were
> all those people with digicams taking the film samples-is this akin to bald
> men stealing the hotel shampoo bottles?
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> I saw some folks trying out the S2 at the Leica booth.  When I grabbed a
> picture, a Leica rep said, "That sounds like an M camera shutter!"
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> There were a few film shooters on the floor, though my camera was a point 
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> curiosity akin to an albino zebra on parade.
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> Tried out a few Zeiss/Cosima lenses at the show, in particular the 21/4.5
> (which Tom A. raved about, and I now concur) and the 85/4 (which is a 
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> nice lens).  Shot some images (not included in the gallery) with these
> lenses at about 1/15 second wide open aperture.
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> Jim Shulman
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> Wynnewood, PA
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> Who'll bet that most of the digital shooters today still have their images
> on a card in the camera, rather than processed and displayed.
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