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Subject: [Leica] IMG: First Intercontinental LUG gathering in Barcelona News - MARK & DANIEL
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2012 04:54:21 -0400

Every year that lens was re designed. Its real hard to know you're shooting
with the same 24 to 120. Right now the version out is supposed to be quite
good and I'd love to be shooting with it. Its just a tad big and heavy.

- - from my iRabs.
Mark Rabiner
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/


> From: John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 19:50:30 +1200
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: First Intercontinental LUG gathering in Barcelona
> News - MARK & DANIEL
> 
> Amazing, I had that lens in D100/300 and nothing like that came out, lens
> variation on improving on FF?
> 
> john 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Mark : mine is the cheapest lens you can get 24-120 first version 3.5 shot
> fully open - it is the lens no-one wants to buy from Ebay - available for
> less than $100 :-)
> 
> Now, I would like to get a copy of the snap SHE took of me - or is it us?
> unsure though as she had a 50mm on.
> 
> I may have shot with one hand - don't remember, as I was lugging my 
> suitcase
> along - Daniel might remember this, it all went too quickly.
> 
> Best
> Philippe
> 
> Le 8 juil. 12 ? 09:16, Mark Rabiner a ?crit :
> 
>> Was this shot with the 24 1.4 Nikkor?
>> Sure is sharp as a sun of a gun. And at a 30th.
>> But looks stopped down one or two.
>> 
>> - - from my iRabs.
>> Mark Rabiner
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 21:58:46 -0500
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: First Intercontinental LUG gathering
>>> inBarcelona News - MARK & DANIEL
>>> 
>>> On my screen, there appears to be a tab at approx the 11 o'clock
>>> position in your photo.  She is apparently holding on to the focusing
>>> tab, so I would suspect that the filter is a polarizer.
>>> 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 2:12 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: First Intercontinental LUG gathering
>>> inBarcelona News - MARK & DANIEL
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Thanks for your support Daniel, I hope you had a nice return trip
>>>> back home.
>>>> I was really happy to meet you and will remember last couple of
>>>> beers  on the square as a privilged moment in my life :-) To be
>>>> renewed where and when we can.
>>>> 
>>>> Mark, have a look here, click large.
>>>> I DK about the filter, sorry, we didn't even talk to her apart from
>>>> asking permission... could be qualified as a missed opportunity
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/LUG+in+Barcelona/La+Boquer
>>>> ia-M9-Sen
>>>> iorita-Sushi-8874.jpg.html
>>>> or
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/d4bwvgj
>>>> 
>>>> Amiti?s
>>>> Philippe, editing today's celebrations snaps
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Le 7 juil. 12 ? 20:48, Daniel Ridings a ?crit :
>>>> 
>>>>> It was an M9. Pity she covered up the model number. I too saw the
>>>>> filter. Don't really know what it was.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Daniel
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Mark Rabiner
>>>>> <mark at rabinergroup.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Are you sure it wasn't an M8 I thought I saw a dark grey flat
>>>>>> filter on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> lens? Maybe it was a polarizer?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> - - from my iRabs.
>>>>>> Mark Rabiner
>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From: Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
>>>>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>>>> Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 20:19:40 +0200
>>>>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: First Intercontinental LUG gathering in
>>>>>>> Barcelona News - STEVE
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi Steve,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> no need to ask my friend, they're part of the global emotional
>>>>>>> assets
>>>>>>> of the LUG community :-)
>>>>>>> Just if you could rename the first one as: "The other room 31",
>>>>>>> details will surface in the course of time... and the story told
>>>>>>> again and again over the years ;-) I think you know the guys'
>>>>>>> names :-)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Other than that, the lady was obviously an M9 user, we actually
>>>>>>> caught
>>>>>>> her in the act of shooting, but will remain unknown forever,
>>>>>>> unless
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> I had asked her permission though, with Daniel as a witness.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Wish you'd been able to make it too, really.
>>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Amiti?s de Metz
>>>>>>> Philippe
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Le 7 juil. 12 ? 16:51, Steve Barbour a ?crit :
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Jul 7, 2012, at 7:41 AM, Jean-Michel Mertz wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the pictures, Philippe, they are packed with life
>>>>>>>>> and wit, and one can easily listen to the laughter! I think
>>>>>>>>> I'll make it to Barcelona next time, this place is a must for
>>>>>>>>> Luggers!
>>>>>>>>> Jean-
>>>>>>>>> Michel
>>>>>>>>>> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 00:12:59 +0200
>>>>>>>>>> From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr
>>>>>>>>>> To: lug at leica-users.org; leicareflex at freelists.org
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: First Intercontinental LUG gathering in
>>>>>>>>>> Barcelona News
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Hi  all,
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I'm back from Barcelona tonight, where Ted, Lluis, Geoff &
>>>>>>>>>> lovely family, Daniel and Nathan still are, and I have
>>>>>>>>>> selected three takes from today that may give you an idea of
>>>>>>>>>> the marvellous atmosphere there. This gathering was pure magic
>>>>>>>>>> for me.
>>>>>>>>>> Special
>>>>>>>>>> thanks to Brian without whom this would never have happened.
>>>>>>>>>> No stacks from me though be patient they will follow from "the
>>>>>>>>>> crew", but you may nonetheless enjoy these in the meantime.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> My first encounter with Doctor Ted, magic!
>>>>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/cleubbr
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Ted as a Christmas Tree
>>>>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/7asd66o
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> And Daniel and I had been very lucky earlier this morning when
>>>>>>>>>> we encountered the best of both worlds on the market.
>>>>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/ct3xpeb
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Xtra special thanks to the crew too.
>>>>>>>>>> Renewed hugs to "the Hoppies".
>>>>>>>>>> Bien cordialement de Mutz
>>>>>>>>>> Philippe, a little knackered after a short night and finding
>>>>>>>>>> his car wouldn't start at the airport tonight, but German tows
>>>>>>>>>> work wonders ...
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I would love to use these wonderful images Philippe, in our
>>>>>>>> Leica Users Gallery, if I may...please...
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Steve
>>>>>>>> 
> 
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