Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Doug, I loved your shots. I'm especially impressed with your people shots (as usual). I'm recently returned from a visit to Wicklow County, and only spent one day in Dublin. I hope to return soon. Which reminds me, I need to make a more comprehensive set of my shots. You can see my pix at http://www.sonc.com/ireland_pix.htm all M8 On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 10:54 AM, doug kim <doug@ricecracker.net> wrote: > > hi everyone, > > been lurking for so long again, thought I'd contribute some pics: > > http://www.ricecracker.net/ireland.php > > did an interesting test for myself: I brought the nikon F5 instead of the > M6 > because I wanted to see if the leica gear really changed the way I shot or > if I was just gear fetishizing and obsessing over a brand name. > > the judgement: the F5 was so obnoxiously huge, it announced my presence > wherever I was and it absolutely determined how and what I photographed. a > good lesson learned. > > also at the dublin airport, they absolutely refused to hand check my film > and told me even high speed film was ok. I gave in after half an hour of > protests and was furious the entire ten hour flight home. > > and the film was fine!!! even TMZ pushed to 6400!!!! > > who knew? > > doug > > > -- > dougKIM photography > http://www.ricecracker.net > http://www.bornyogis.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA