Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh now mon ami. you should receive a slap on yer bare butt for that question! :-) Certainly some time ago! How could the "WHIP MASTER" be effective if his enteries weren't on the page before getting on the asses of the slow nerds? :-) cheers, ted - ---- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 7:00 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Any chance there is a DMR out there for sale? S2 > Hey Ted have you submitted your two pictures for the Yearbook yet? > I'm just askin' > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > NO ARCHIVE > > > On 19 December 2010 12:47, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> John Nebel offered: >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Any chance there is a DMR out there for sale? >> >> >> Hi Richard, >>> >>> The thangkas http://thangkas.csd.net are photographed with an ancient >>> Sinar multi-shot as is the material on http://www.ancientmoney.org >>> >>> Here is a link to an S2 image - click on any area of the pop-up for bit >>> peaking: >>> >>> http://photos.csd.net/chautauqua.html <<<, >>> >> >> Am I wrong in thinking all we are seeing is a bunch of poppy cock >> nonsense >> about an incredible piece of photographic equipment none of us can afford >> to >> buy? Or? >> >> It isn't going to make your photography any better, if you know nothing >> about light, shooting from the shadow side and the many other things that >> sort out photographers... good - bad & ugly! >> >> I mean the example shown taken with an S2 which is nothing more than a >> hump >> in the ground with a lot of grass and bushes? Really does this make you >> quiver in your shoes with incredible excitement? Or is it just another >> hump >> in the ground with a bunch of grass that would look no different than >> taken >> with a digilux 2? >> >> Oh yeah, the print out would definitely look of a higher caliber no >> question. Hell for $30 grand or more I'd hope so! >> >> But the content? Would the photographic content and magic captured of >> life >> make you wet your pants with "Oh my Gawd look at that incredible >> photograph >> and quality of image!?" >> >> Sorry folks but I've used Leica gear probably longer than many of you >> alive >> on list. But instead of continuing to support and make gear for their >> most >> ardent followers, LEICA is after space Martians out of reality with >> money!! >> >> I've handled an S2, been completely blown away with the feel, quick fast >> and faster auto focus, feel in my hands and all the other positives! I >> still wouldn't buy it unless I had clients worth shooting for to make the >> produced quality worth the cost. >> >> But to purchase as an everyday fun shooting camera as an amateur? Not for >> one blinking moment! And right there is the biggest problem with >> Leica.... >> they have forgotten the thousands of every day good folks to buy a Leica >> for >> fun picture taking! And they're eventually going to lose because they >> forgot >> us all and everyone! >> >> Dr. ted >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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