Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Shooting tech-pan is enough to give anyone a wedgy. Slobodan Dimitrov Sonny Carter wrote: > > And your point, George, who resigned from the State Department in protest? > > > I think Tri-X is for wimps. I love what Tech-Pan does with my > > Noctilux, not to mention my medium format gear. I think most of the > > photos posted here are junk, but I haven't posted any of my own or > > commented on what's posted. I rarely print above 8x10, but I don't > > understand how 35 mm afficionados can think that an 8x10 35 mm > > can be as good as a 6x6 in 6x6?? Must be crappy lenses. Get > > Rollieflex Xenotar or Zeiss! And when is there going to be a decent > > discussion about filters??!? Doesn't anybody use filters to shoot > > clouds anymore? Is Red reserved for Ansel Adams? Or for some > > blipping place in the Rockies?? I think urban forests in the > > Northeast deserve consideration too. I think National Geographic > > photographers are not the only ones who know how to use Leica > > lenses. But where are the rest? Not on the UG! Is there something > > historically valuable about using a Leica? I think so, but I don't see it > > here. Politics? Get a backbone, please!! > > > > G. > > > > > > On 13 Jul 2001, at 17:44, Duane Birkey wrote: > > > > > As I remember it, Don was hounded, slandered and abused on the LUG > > > repeated by some guy over a CL that he refused to sell him or some > > > ridiculous grudge..... then there was Fred Ward, Marvin Moss and a > > > bunch of other nice guys who didn't like on-line criticism..... anyone > > > see Charles Grodin's commentary on the subject on 60 minutes II last > > > night????? > > > > > > After looking through the last several days digests and wearing out my > > > page down key!!!!!! Perhaps someone should summon Oddmund.... there > > > was a guy who could really inflame people's political and ideological > > > passions..... > > > > > > On second thought, possible threads that haven't come up in at least > > > the last 3 days... > > > > > > I thinking about buying a Mont Blanc pen.... is it really the finest > > > writing instrument??? I've heard good things about Tilley hats... are > > > they worth the money???? A friend of mine read on Steve Gandy's > > > website that the M3 DS was the finest M camera ever made but Erwin > > > Puts says the M-6 is the best, who's right??? I've heard that you > > > shouldn't put a UV filter on a lens as it might cause flare... but the > > > guy on the phone at B&H insisted I buy one... I read that with the > > > progress made recently in digital imaging that film will be dead > > > soon.... But is digital photography really art????? I heard that > > > the 50 DR Summicron is the best 50 ever made, but Popular Photography > > > say the Zeiss one for Contax is the best made. I saw a picture of a > > > guy in a magazine with tape all over his cameras.... Do you think it > > > is a good idea to cover up the leica logo with tape, and what kind > > > should I use???? I bought a chrome M6 and I can't decide whether to > > > buy black lenses or chrome lenses..... What kind of bag should I > > > buy????? I want to buy a Noctilux, but I can't seem to find one made > > > in Germany... a photographer I know told me to avoid buying anything > > > Leica made in Portugal or Canada.... I've heard Voightlander is making > > > lenses for Leicas now????? > > > > > > My apologies to Steve, Erwin, Henry, Jim, B.D., Ted and Marc and > > > anyone else whose name was implied, excluded or otherwise represented > > > or misrepresented, quoted or mis-quoted in the above threads. For > > > more information on any of the above.... please consult the LUG > > > Archives.... Actually it might be fun to do a FAQ for Michael Bell > > > with only the answers so that viewers could guess the questions. > > > > > > Duane Birkey > > > HCJB World Radio, Quito Ecuador > > > Duane's Photographs of Ecuador: > > > http://ecuadorphotos.tripod.com > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > >