Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As I've said before, Civil War? You lost get over it. And don't even begin to start that state's rights crap. It was 100% about slavery. -----Original Message----- From: Tina Manley Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 8:17 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Bokeh Schmokeh?. The things we don't discuss around here are politics, religion and relatives. Other than that, we get along fine - in spite of the fact that our nearest neighbor flies a Confederate flag in front of his house. Ferget? Hell, no!! Tina On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > Is your front lawn ever defaced by a burning cross? > > -----Original Message----- From: Tina Manley > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 5:41 PM > > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Bokeh Schmokeh?. > > I subscribe to the NYT and have it delivered daily to my farm in York, SC. > It is an essential part of our lives and I sincerely hope it can hang on > in these times of newspaper closings and consolidations. Besides, we use > all of that paper as mulch in the garden! > > Tina > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> > wrote: > > In his defense, Mr. Pogue is a "Tech Writer" for the New York Times, >> either a propaganda and misinformation rag if you are a member of the far >> right, or a highly respected newspaper, if you ever voted for a Democrat. >> I >> have read several of his columns (gust that makes me a liberal) and I >> have >> found them to be generally better written than the one on sensor size, >> explaining complex things so many can understand. Although I don't care >> for >> this particular effort, where he takes a stand on something that really >> hasn't been that much of an issue, his reviews are generally better >> written >> than most. Perhaps the fact that as a journalist working for such a >> prestigious newspaper he is presumed to have at the very least graduated >> from an accredited institution of higher learning, where most >> reviewers/bloggers have generally completed fifth grade English. His >> comments are generally insightful. I guess when you throw as much against >> the wall as Pogue, some things will fail to stick. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Geoff Hopkinson >> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 2:57 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Bokeh Schmokeh?. >> >> >> Mr Pogue is apprently a technology blogger rather than a photographer? >> But >> he has reviewed "hundreds of cameras". He doesn't enhance his >> qualifications/credibility being "confident" that he is right and quoting >> Google and YouTube in his reply to those cantankerous on-line >> photographers. >> >> >> *If you want to take more interesting pictures, >> stand in front of more interesting stuff* -- Joe McNally >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> >> On 28 February 2013 05:26, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> OK, so call it out of focus blurring..... >> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.****com/2013/02/21/blurry-** >>> backgrounds-big-sensors-and-****bokeh/?ref=personaltechemail&**** >>> nl=technology&emc=edit_ct_****20130221<http://pogue.blogs.** >>> nytimes.com/2013/02/21/blurry-**backgrounds-big-sensors-and-** >>> bokeh/?ref=personaltechemail&**nl=technology&emc=edit_ct_**20130221<http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/blurry-backgrounds-big-sensors-and-bokeh/?ref=personaltechemail&nl=technology&emc=edit_ct_20130221> >>> > >>> >>> ______________________________****_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> >>> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for >>> more information >>> >>> >>> ______________________________****_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> >> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for >> more information >> >> ______________________________****_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> >> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for >> more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > > more information > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > > more information > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. 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