Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I will investigate, for sure. But...if this stuff is just like "real" oil, then it means that it releases the same kinds of greenhouse gases when burned, so while it may help reduce our money streams to the Middle East, it would do little for the planet. As I said, I will investigate. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Mar 31, 2011, at 4:56 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > On Mar 31, 2011, at 7:54 AM, W. R. Smith wrote: > >> Interesting reading: >> >> http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110331/bs_afp/spainenergyalternativeenvironmentresearch > > > pictures please... > > Nathan? > > > >> >> --- On Thu, 3/31/11, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: >> >> From: Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] My M8 is going back for service.... >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 9:37 AM >> >> Techie excuses are usually just that--excuses. >> >> Note to self: do not buy a second-hand M8 from that man ;-) >> >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mar 31, 2011, at 4:12 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: >> >>> At first, I was enamored with the whole DIgi-M thing.... New files to >>> look >>> at, new SW to learn, just plain NEW to deal with..... After that wore >>> off, >>> I started looking at the files and wondering why stuff was not as sharp >>> as >>> my film results. >>> >>> I kept reading stories of why this lens or that lens was too old, with >>> back/front focusing, why I had not done my testing right, why the problem >>> was caused by diffraction, wrong/old/not blueprinted monitor, wrong SW, >>> no/wrong sharpening applied, I was too picky, no direct comparison, >>> other >>> rational reasons that I was wrong. >>> >>> IOW, I was a sucker for techie excuses. >>> >>> Once I got access to another Digi-M, and yet another lens that was not >>> giving decent focus results, I made more tests and concluded it was not >>> me.... >>> >>> It became.. either it gets fixed, or I sell it. >>> >>> Step 1... send it to Leica to get fixed to my satisfaction..... >>> >>> We'll see what Step 2 is..... >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> Red735i at earthlink.net >>> >>> What really puzzles me about all this is why you put up with such an >>> obviously dysfunctional camera for 18 months--you must be the world's >>> most >>> patient man. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >