Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Agree with all of the above Mark. However not a great fit with the LUG demographic. I mainly just send links to interested people when I post new work now. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 12 July 2014 10:05, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > I knew you were getting an S2... Perhaps before you did! The camera has > your > name all over it. Get a short tele and you're good to go. I had nothing but > a 150 Sonnar on my first Hasselblad for a few years. And a 105 2.5 on my > Nikon. > On some of your subject matter though pretty girls is a theme which has > broad forgive the pun interest. Walk by the magazine rack and take a > glance. > Its all you see. Everyone loves looking at pretty girls. > Pretty girls love looking at pretty girls. > Is Elle and Vogue filled with pix of guys? No! > The Babes rule. > > > On 7/11/14 7:08 PM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey Mark that's twice you said something nice about me here recently. > > Thanks! > > I am shootings lots although maybe not work that interests much of the > LUG, > > and I do thoroughly enjoy learning to use the tools available for > > developing as well. I have shot 10,500 frames with my M in 9 months thus > > far and I just got the S2 as well so that will hardly improve how much > time > > I'm committed to for my photography. Now for another 12 hours in every > day > > ;-) I think I'm 1000 images behind in my editing and I'm working with > five > > different models in the studio over the next few days as well. > > > > > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > On 12 July 2014 07:41, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > > >> "yes I would get the upgrade or start paying the ten bucks but my > extreme > >> disinterest in working at all with my images precludes that". > >> > >> We've leaned that there is a often a correlation between the amount > people > >> spend on exotic gear and their interest in the craft itself. And its > not > >> good. > >> The ones like yourself, Hoppy who commit to the work itself and a few > >> others > >> are veering toward being the exception. That being a good thing. > >> Ten bucks a month means lifting a pinky finger. And that's more than a > lot > >> of these guys are going to do. > >> And they remind us of this over and over again. Like every time there > is an > >> upgrade as if there is some question as if we want the upgrade or not. > >> "is it worth the upgrade?" being totally an internet phenomenon. > >> As is "overshooting" and "you need to always shoot wide open to take > full > >> advantage of your quality glass". ... > >> > >> On 7/10/14 4:58 PM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> I don't think it would be a reasonable business model to have someone > >> rent > >>> for a while and then give them the product for free when they stop > paying > >>> the rent! > >>> However if you have Lightroom bundled with Photoshop under the $9.99 a > >>> month plan and stop that subscription, the catalogue part does keep > >> working > >>> and actually if you have quick develop settings on import those keep > >>> working too. > >>> > >>> Of course Lightroom is still available under the perpetual licence > model > >> to > >>> purchase at retail or the same bundled with some cameras, especially > ones > >>> that have a red dot on them ;-) > >>> > >>> I know that some people just dislike the subscription idea from anyone, > >>> which is personal choice of course. > >>> I actually have perpetual licences for both the Creative Suite and > >>> Lightroom but the $9.99 a month is compelling enough for me with the > >>> continuing updates especially that I use that in their place on two > >>> computers here. > >>> > >>> > >>> Cheers > >>> Geoff > >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > >>> > >>> > >>> On 11 July 2014 04:22, piers at hemy.org <piers.hemy at gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Thanks for posting this Geoff as it did tell me something I didn't > know, > >>>> although not the good news that Victoria intended. I had assumed that > LR > >>>> was a one time add on to PSCC that would continue to be usable after > the > >>>> subscription expiry. Not so! Develop mode is disabled if there is no > >> valid > >>>> subscription. > >>>> > >>>> :-( > >>>> > >>>> Piers > >>>> On 9 Jul 2014 22:55, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> This post from Victoria Bampton may be of interest to anyone > >> considering > >>>>> Adobe's subscription packages. > >>>>> > >>>> > >> > http://www.lightroomqueen.com/cancel-cc-subscription-youll-lose-work-will/ > >>>>> > >>>>> Cheers > >>>>> Geoff > >>>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> 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 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Mark William Rabiner > >> Photographer > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >