Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/16

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Photo Contest: MASSIVE FILM CAMERA COUNTEROFFENSIVE!
From: Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 18:27:09 -0500
References: <17A061AF9F134D40A23D2F37B1EC9B9ECB74@facultyexchg2.dcc.edu> <17A061AF9F134D40A23D2F37B1EC9B9ECB74@facultyexchg2.dcc.edu>

Ya' gotta buy an expensive thing that goes under the camera and makes it 
weigh lots more. Talk about convenience!

At 05:37 PM 10/16/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>I'll make you sign off on an oath to the contrary!  And what digicams even
>take Aas anymore?  Guess my 1MP plastic toy does.
>
>------------
>Dante Stella
>
>On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Jeffery Smith wrote:
>
> > Hey, if I win, I could use those batteries to power up my digital camera!
> > ;-)
> >
> > Jeffery
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Dante Stella
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 10:15 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; rflist@topica.com;
> > hexarRF@yahoogroups.com; slrman@topica.com
> > Subject: [Leica] Photo Contest: MASSIVE FILM CAMERA COUNTEROFFENSIVE!
> >
> >
> > (and feel free to pass this along to anyone outside of the email lists
> > to which this is posted - I don't belong to Cosina or Rollei groups,
> > for example)
> >
> > "Everyone's going digital..."
> >
> > So frigging what.  Their pictures are lousy anyway.  Time to redeem the
> > medium, not through faith alone, but by good works.  So dust off your
> > CLE, SRT101, Hexar or Rolleiflex or whatever and produce!
> >
> > Theme
> > ---------
> > It just wouldn't be the same on digital.
> >
> > Prize
> > -------
> > Another token prize worthy of a British game show.
> >
> > 1.    If winner is in US - New Energizer 1 hour NiMH Charger (110/220V)
> > with 4 x 1850MAH AA cells
> > -- A Canadian winner in Windsor could pick up the charger in Detroit at
> > the border.
> >
> > 2.    If winner is anywhere outside the US  - US $25 via Paypal.  This is
> > a function of shipping costs.
> >
> > Rules
> > --------
> > 1.    Picture must be taken with a film camera which you *presently* own.
> >
> > 2.    Files should be in JPEG format, 7 quality or better (it can actually
> >
> > be as high as you want), 550 pixel maximum height.  Make the filename
> > the first 8 digits of your home telephone number (start with area
> > code/city prefix).  If you are gamma-savvy, this will probably be
> > judged on an Windows machine.
> >
> > 3.    Your email should contain name, title of photo, camera and lens
> > used, film used, and any other special technical information.  NO
> > EXEGESIS.  Save that for English 101.  This is a visual contest.
> >
> > 4.    You (whether winner or not) grant permission to display on a web
> > with other entrants (when contest is completed).  I will respect
> > reasonable requests to watermark images with your name to prevent
> > piracy.
> >
> > 5.    Entries are due at 11:59pm Eastern US time on Sunday, October 19,
> > 2003.
> >
> > 6.    Libby's (er... the panel of impartial judges') decisions are final.
> >
> > Good luck!
> > ____________
> > Dante Stella
> > http://www.dantestella.com
> >
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> >
> >
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In reply to: Message from "Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com> (RE: [Leica] Photo Contest: MASSIVE FILM CAMERA COUNTEROFFENSIVE!)
Message from "Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com> (RE: [Leica] Photo Contest: MASSIVE FILM CAMERA COUNTEROFFENSIVE!)