[Leica] Couple of E-330 shots

[jwlee01 at gmail.com (John Lee)]

I'm confused. What has General Motors got to do with Chrysler? Weren't
they competitors?

-- John

On 3/9/06, Gary Todoroff <datamaster@northcoastphotos.com> wrote:
> Douglas - The E-330 does look clean and mean, doesn't it? In fact, Gary, 
> the
> sales rep from TriState camera that I mentioned on the OlympuLeic blog - he
> just asked about my reference to the perfect camera bag for the E-330 being
> a Chrysler 300. Here's what I wrote to him:
>
> "The Chrysler 300 is a General Motors revival of the original muscle car,
> the 1955 Chrysler 300. It had the original "hemi" engine that you see
> advertised so much today, and it won many races back then. The model was
> discontinued and "revived" three or four years ago as a unique 
> tough-looking
> car. The lines of the Oly E-330 with the 7-14mm lens remind me of the 
> unique
> styling.
>
> "Here's a 300 at: http://www.joesdiecastshack.com/Bling_chrysler300c.jpg
> (This image or the car itself looks tricked-up a bit - which shows even
> better the tough style)
>
> "See what I mean? Maybe I'll post a link page on the blog site so you young
> guys will know what I'm talking about ;-)"
>
> Gary Todoroff
> (Tree LUGger)
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Douglas Sharp
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:51 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Couple of E-330 shots
>
>
>  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
> >>
> >>
> >>
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