Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/28

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Subject: RE: [Leica] B.D. PAW alternate
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 14:33:53 -0400

It's just the digital that a friend who moved up to a EOSD60 was kind enough
to loan me to fool around with. I took it with me to San Francisco because I
knew I'd need to shoot some booths on the exhibit floor, but also knew that
fine quality wasn't needed. So when I did my few hours of playing tourist, I
took it with me. And the NY shot was made while I was playing party
photographer at the company summer party.

I am impressed by the possibilities of digital, but I if and when I make the
switch, it will definitely be to an SLR - I just can't deal with the idea of
taking photos by manipulating a t.v. screen. ;-)

The other thing I really can't get used to with the G2 is the shutter lag
time. This is supposed to be pretty good as far as cameras in its class go,
but if you're shooting a person who's moving at all, or any other scene with
motion in it, what you see if what you get only if you are very lucky.

B. D.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeffery
Smith
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 2:26 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] B.D. PAW alternate


Digital converted to gray scale...for some reason, that just seems odd to
me, but it shouldn't. I suppose that it is all of the benefits of B&W film
with none of the grain.

Are you finding that the G2 is becoming the camera you pick up more often,
or is it just the smaller camera that you pick up when you don't really
expect to be shooting anything? Like a Contax T or a Rollei 35?

Jeffery

At 01:51 PM 6/28/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Thanks, Jeff - It is clouds - summer thunder storm blowing through....and
it
>is quite nice in color - which is what it was originally - again, digital
>from G2, converted to gray scale...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeffery
>Smith
>Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 1:06 PM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] B.D. PAW alternate
>
>
>The sky looks very much like that of the area between New Orleans and Baton
>Rouge. It is called "cancer alley" because of all the pollutants released
>by the petrochemical industry. Highest cancer rate in the U.S., I think. I
>have been thinking about doing a photographic essay on it, but don't want
>to get sued. For now, I drink only bottled water.
>
>I assume that your image is clouds rather than industrial pollution. It
>might have been a good shot in color with a gradation filter to color the
>sky a bit more. Still, I like it.
>
>Jeffery
>
>
>At 12:17 PM 6/28/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >So call this the alternate for this week. A very non-B.D. image...:-)
> >http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/image-29630.html
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tina Manley
> >Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 11:49 AM
> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >Subject: [Leica] M7 Problem
> >
> >
> >LUGnuts:
> >
> >As I'm editing the film from my trip to Honduras, I have discovered an
> >unexpected problem with the M7.  It really complicates my editing!
Before
> >the M7, I could quickly edit out all of the under and overexposed shots
and
> >those that are out of focus.  With the M7 every single frame that I shot
is
> >perfectly exposed.  I don't have room to store all of these photos!
> >
> >For black and white I used only the M7 and Noctilux.  I missed the focus
on
> >a few but all of the exposures are right on - even my favorite "backlit
in
> >near total darkness" type shots.  I was also able to take more photos
> >because all you have to do with the M7 is focus.  It is so fast and
> >easy.  I love it!  But I'm going to have to add another filing cabinet to
> >store the film.
> >
> >Leically,
> >
> >Tina
> >
> >Tina Manley, ASMP
> >http://www.tinamanley.com
> >
> >images available from:
> >http://www.pdiphotos.com
> >http://www.mira.com
> >http://www.agpix.com
> >http://www.newscom.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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