Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"My Leica is literally an extension of my eye? says Cartier- Bresson, Saludos cordiales Lluis El 11/01/2014, a las 21:25, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> escribi?: > All of my LUG year book pix have been shot with a Leica or a like-a-Leica, > or I was thinking about my Leica when I snapped the shot. One time, I > whispered "Wetzlar" as I pushed the button . . . ;-) > > > On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> No decisions needed Larry. The next book will be open to any kind of photo >> made with any kind of device by any person that submits it. That is >> exactly >> as it is now. We only ask that the photos be made in the current year, as >> it is a yearbook. >> >> >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> >> On 12 January 2014 01:55, <lrzeitlin at aol.com> wrote: >> >>> Geoff, >>> You have some serious decisions to make. You have said that a picture >> made >>> with any camera with a Leica lens on the front is a Leica picture. But >>> there are other possibilities. What about a picture made with a Leica >>> camera with a Canon lens on the front? Or a Nikon lens? How about >> pictures >>> made with cameras emblazoned with the Leica logo but made by other >>> companies? I have Leica's premier early digital, a Digilux Zoom, totally >>> manufactured by Fuji. I also have a Panasonic with a Leica lens. How >> about >>> pictures made with a Sinar? Or a Minox, a company once owned by Leica. I >>> have plenty of Minox pictures, some pretty good. Are they now Leica >> photos? >>> Also what about Leica lenses not made by Leica? During WW2 Leitz-New York >>> substituted the Wollensak Velostigmat for the 90mm Elmar, same mount, >>> equivalent results. Leica also authorized other lenses to be used on LTM >>> cameras. And, of course there is the Leica CL, the best small Leica ever >>> made, except that my camera and lens were mad >>> e by Minolta. >>> It's a jungle out there. >>> Larry Z? >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information