Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Dec 4, 2014, at 8:08 AM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > > I will definitely check it out! Thanks Ken. > I still have my, my father's, and my grandfather's vinyl. I need to > overhaul my Linn and put them on occasionally. been using CD's for years, the head of our local high end Audio store said give your vinyl a chance again some time, I was shocked. Set up my old high end turntable and played a few remaining vinyl discs, wonderful! We have the idea that the old has been superceeded, little do we know. Steve > That's the real deal! > Best, > Bob > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 8:06 AM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Very sorry Sonny. >> Interesting though about the "sonny boy". When I was growing up, some >> called me Bobby Boy... >> So youthful... perhaps I should go back to that... >> >> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Bob, >>> >>> Funny that you spelled my name Sony. My chief engineer used to call me >>> "Sony" all the time.... >>> >>> The story goes that when Mr. Morita was starting Sony he wanted to name >>> it >>> Sonny, because they were the young engineers. >>> >>> Wikipedia: He created *Sony* from a combination of *sonus* and the >>> English phrase *sonny boy*, which "conveyed to him the youthful energy >>> and >>> irreverence he wanted at the heart of the company." (Because "o" is >>> pronounced in Japanese with a long vowel sound, the connection between >>> "Sony" and "sonny" is not apparent to English speakers.) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> All good to know, Geoff and Sony: stuff I didn't know as just a >>> consumer of >>>> former products. I loved the fidelity of my Betamax: used to play and >>> watch >>>> great movies, esp. opera's, over and over. Had a very nice collection. >>>> I guess once burned, shame on me... >>>> As for the M8, I'm not sure that info was available to those of us not >>> well >>>> connected to Leica: not widely announced for what I recall. Glad to hear >>>> it: Means my M240 may have a useful life longer than 3-5 years, though >>> my >>>> desire for the next best from Leica may not last that long :-) >>>> >>>> I guess the bottom line is that the Leica takes the images I want and I >>>> love using it. Hard to say about most other consumables: my car does the >>>> same as does the Alpa/Phase system. 2 seems to be plenty for a >>> non-traveler >>>> like me. I did buy the Fuji for Jane, my wife, which I can use as a >>> backup >>>> if ever needed. >>>> >>>> And I do love the innovative thinking of Sony and Fuji: I think Leica >>> will >>>> certainly use some of their ideas in the future. Will certainly be slow >>> to >>>> market as per Leica's long history, but it will be quality and Leica >>> like >>>> in handling no doubt. >>>> >>>> Thanks again for the education! >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 6:43 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> As far as Sony not making lenses; they do have an array. Six are out, >>>>> (five and one nearly out,) but of course, they do have other lenses in >>>> the >>>>> lineup that will fit the A7x line with and without adapters. The >>> camera >>>>> has a mode to run E mount (NEX) lenses without vignetting. One of >>> the >>>>> available adapters translates autofocus for the A mount lenses to the >>> A7 >>>>> camera. >>>>> >>>>> 6 full frame full frame FE (for A7x series) >>>>> >>>>> 6 E mount (apc size NEX) >>>>> >>>>> 12 A mount (Konica A Mount) (will autocrop on Sony full frame >>>> cameras >>>>> >>>>> 24 full frame A mount (K A mount full frame) >>>>> >>>>> 2 A mount adapters for E mount cameras >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> http://store.sony.com/full-frame-E-mount-lenses/cat-27-catid-All-Full-Frame-E-Mount-Lenses >>>>> >>>>> SonC >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 8:05 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Bob, >>>>>> >>>>>> I hear your pain about Beta, but it was bettah. Funny thing, I >>> had it >>>>> at >>>>>> home, and kept using it for my off-air recordings quite happily as >>> it >>>> was >>>>>> head and shoulders over VHS. (I still have my machine.) We had a >>> VHS >>>>>> machine for rental tapes. >>>>>> >>>>>> On the other hand, in the broadcast field, by the early eighties, >>> Beta >>>>>> morphed into Betacam and became the standard for broadcast. We used >>> it >>>>> for >>>>>> Electronic News Gathering for a long time and is still used for >>>> archiving >>>>>> in a many places. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 10:54 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Indeed! I got screwed by Betamax and have never bought into Sony >>> ideas >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> have their foundation in proprietary tech since. Betamax was of >>> much >>>>>>> higher >>>>>>> quality than VHS, if anyone remembers. I'm all about quality (this >>> is >>>> a >>>>>>> Leica list, yes?). Then poof, it was gone. My player broke a year >>>> later >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> that was that. >>>>>>> They came out with stereo minidiscs that were supposed to be the >>>>>>> audiophile's dream come true for digital music portability. Gone >>> in 2 >>>>>>> years: poof! Glad I didn't buy into that. >>>>>>> Fuji may do the same, but certainly seems committed. Leica has >>> finally >>>>>>> stepped up to the digital plate, albeit slowly and somewhat behind >>> the >>>>> big >>>>>>> tech companies. But is sure is still around and still a quality >>>>> product. A >>>>>>> bit disconcerting with dropping support of the M8 though (did >>> they?). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Henning Wulff < >>>> henningw at archiphoto.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 2014-12-03, at 12:12 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj < >>> jayanand at gmail.com >>>>> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Another interesting one - Sony vs Fuji: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2014/12/the-big-difference-between-sony-and-fuji.html >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>>> Jayanand >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> That's pretty much what I've always thought about Sony and Fuji >>> as >>>>> well. >>>>>>>> On top of that, Sony seems to have this incredible itch to go off >>>> in a >>>>>>>> completely new direction every 6 months. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Henning Wulff >>>>>>>> henningw at archiphoto.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Bob Adler >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Bob Adler >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Bob Adler >> > > > > -- > Bob Adler > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information