Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lympa Op 9-mrt-06, om 19:04 heeft leicaluvr@comcast.net het volgende geschreven: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >