Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Come on Luggers, let's show a little more creativity here -- Leicapus? O-Leica? (remember the O-product)? Leimpus? Oleimpus? Tom Schofield -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> > Looks really mean with Leica glass on it. Is the body really so tiny? > Leic-anthro-pus? (Leica-human-olympus - sounds like a good combination > - spelled slightly differently it's a werewolf :-) ) > Douglas > > Gary Todoroff wrote: > > >Bruce - Shorter is usually better, true. But something poetic in > >"O-Lymp-a-Leic" kept bouncing around. Reminds me of some old 60's song, > >"In > >the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight." Then the chorus > >is > >o-wik-a-wac or something like that. Or at least something like > >O-Lymp-a-Leic. > > > > > Wim-o-way - IMMSMW > > >Thanks for leic-o-pine-ing! > >Gary > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: lug-bounces+datamaster=northcoastphotos.com@leica-users.org > >[mailto:lug-bounces+datamaster=northcoastphotos.com@leica-users.org]On > >Behalf Of bruce > >Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:06 AM > >To: Leica Users Group > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Couple of E-330 shots > > > > > >Gray, like others, I guess, I have been thinking about the name since > >you posted .................. and can only come-up with a shortened > >version version, with a more playful name ................ > >OLYLEIC ................... OLYCON ..................... > >OLYNIK ................Pronounce it. > > > >B. > > > >On 9-mrt-2006, at 9:33, Gary Todoroff wrote: > > > > > > > >>Great demo shot of Mr. Le, Neal! Any other camera and you would > >>have been > >>dusting yourself off after the shot and rubbing your knees, > >>depending on > >>your age. Isn't that live mode flip screen great? Just set the > >>E-330 on the > >>floor and look down like a TLR. And what a perspective from that > >>7-14mm, > >>too. > >> > >>HCB would have made this camera positively DANCE down the street! > >>At LHSA in > >>San Francisco when I tried to describe this kind of camera/photo > >>creativity > >>to a Leica Rep, his only reply was, "That is not an M!" > >> > >>Good grief! Fortunately Mr Leitz did not say to Mr Barnack, "Das > >>ist nicht a > >>Press Kamera!" > >> > >>Just added a few more photos to my OlympuLeic Blog at > >>http://www.northcoastphotos.com/OlympuLeic.htm - nothing taken WITH > >>the new > >>E-330 yet, but some interesting ones OF it with the Leica adapter. > >> > >>Gary Todoroff > >>Tree LUGger > >> > >><< > >>Seems as if the new Olympus E-330 is getting popular with the LUG > >>group, I > >>just picked up mine today. > >>Here are a couple of shots taken in the Camera shop; > >> > >>The owner Mr. Le, > >> > >>http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/phat2a.jpg.html > >> > >>And salesman Rob, > >> > >>http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/P1010004a.jpg.html > >> > >>I'm also a part time salesman but today I was a customer. > >>The lens for both shots was the 7-14mm f4 both were shot at ISO 800. > >> > >>Neal F > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Leica Users Group. > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >>-- > >>No virus found in this incoming message. > >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: > >>3/7/2006 > >> > >>-- > >>No virus found in this outgoing message. > >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: > >>3/7/2006 > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>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 > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: 3/7/2006 > > > >-- > >No virus found in this outgoing message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: 3/7/2006 > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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