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Subject: [Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 37, Issue 215
From: tllomag at aol.com (Thomas Cavallo)
Date: Tue Aug 5 12:18:10 2008
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On Aug 5, 2008, at 1:05 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:

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>   1. RE: PESO: Genetics (Jim Shulman)
>   2. RE: IMG: Hoppy visits the Ambiwerra Festival (Geoff Hopkinson)
>   3. PESO: Empress (Jim Shulman)
>   4. RE: IMG: Hoppy visits the Ambiwerra Festival (Ken Carney)
>   5. RE: IMG: Hoppy visits the Ambiwerra Festival (Geoff Hopkinson)
>   6. Re: CBC Radio "Swimming to China" (Vick Ko)
>   7. RE: CBC Radio "Swimming to China" (Geoff Hopkinson)
>   8. Need Bessa R2A Help (rickfloyd@comcast.net)
>   9. RE: Need Bessa R2A Help (Jim Shulman)
>  10. Re: Need Bessa R2A Help (mak@teleport.com)
>  11. CANON REBEL XSi 12.2 meg p. (Ted Grant)
>  12. RE: IMG: Hoppy visits the Ambiwerra Festival (Ken Carney)
>  13. RE: Retrieving a leader (grduprey@mchsi.com)
>  14. Re: Retrieving a leader (grduprey@mchsi.com)
>  15. Re: Yellowstone in the fall? (grduprey@mchsi.com)
>  16. Re: Ted gets quoted (Marc James Small)
>  17. Re: lightroom naming question (leo wesson)
>  18. Yellowstone in the fall? (ferrel anderson)
>  19. Re: visoflex (Lottermoser George)
>  20. Re: Ted gets quoted (Clive)
>  21. Re: CANON REBEL XSi 12.2 meg p. (rsphoto's email)
>  22. Re: CANON REBEL XSi 12.2 meg p. (Mark Rabiner)
>  23. PESO:  Vis-a-Vis (Jim Shulman)
>  24. Re: CANON REBEL XSi 12.2 meg p. (slobodan dimitrov)
>  25. A mini-digital M (!)? (Richard Man)
>  26. Re: Results of July 2008 LUG photo contest (Douglas Sharp)
>  27. Re: CANON REBEL XSi 12.2 megp. --an alternative (W. R. Smith)
>  28. Re: A mini-digital M (!)? (Frank Dernie)
>  29. Re: A mini-digital M (!)?--comment (W. R. Smith)
>  30. Re: A mini-digital M (!)?--comment (Eduardo Albesi)
>  31. Re: A mini-digital M (!)?--comment (Douglas Sharp)
>  32. Re: A mini-digital M (!)?--comment (Fred Hess)
>  33. Re: PESO:  Vis-a-Vis (Tina Manley)
>  34. Re: Yellowstone in the fall? (Lottermoser George)
>  35. Re: PESO: Lorelei's Summer Discovery (Lottermoser George)
>  36. RE: Ted gets quoted (Ted Grant)
>  37. Re: Ted gets quoted (Tom Schofield)
>  38. Re: Ted gets quoted (Mark Rabiner)
>  39. IMG : #150 Overstone Northamptonshire (Gee Bee)
>  40. Re: CANON REBEL XSi 12.2 megp. --an alternative (Mark Rabiner)
>
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> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:24:27 -0400
> From: "Jim Shulman" <jshul@comcast.net>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] PESO: Genetics
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Message-ID: <009901c8f678$797b20c0$6c716240$@net>
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>
> Reminds me of the time that I tried an Audi TT coupe at the  
> Philadelphia
> Auto Show: I got stuck in the car, and required the services of two  
> young
> fellows to extract me (almost, but not quite, with a loud "thwock!"  
> upon
> release)
>
> I then decided to trim down to the point where I could fit into a  
> Miata.
>
> Jim Shulman
> Bryn Mawr, PA
> Who is quite pleased to see how much bigger the new Miatas have  
> become.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Jerry
> Lehrer
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 5:18 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: Genetics
>
> Jim
>
> What an appetite spoiler!
>
> Jerry
>
>
> Jim Shulman wrote:
>> Then here's one with a car:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/6xnkw9
>>
>> Same camera, lens, and film.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
>> Jerry
>> Lehrer
>> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 9:28 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: Genetics
>>
>> Jim.
>>
>> Quite frankly, I'd rather look at the cars.
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>>
>> Jim Shulman wrote:
>>
>>> Huge car show and street fair in Hatboro, PA.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Robert
>>> Clark
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 8:49 PM
>>> To: 'Leica Users Group'
>>> Subject: RE: [Leica] PESO: Genetics
>>>
>>> Where did this one come from?
>>>
>>> Robert W. Clark, Ph.D.
>>> Special Projects Consultant
>>> Pennsylvania Association of Career & Technical Administrators
>>> 717-459-3185 (office)
>>> 717-648-2744 (cell)
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: lug-bounces+rclark01=comcast.net@leica-users.org
>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+rclark01=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On  
>>> Behalf Of
> Jim
>>> Shulman
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 8:42 PM
>>> To: 'Leica Users Group'
>>> Subject: [Leica] PESO: Genetics
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/5vzoft
>>>
>>> Bessa R2a, Summicron 35, K64
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim Shulman
>>> Bryn Mawr, PA
>>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>>
>
>
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 07:36:37 +1000
> From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy visits the Ambiwerra Festival
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Message-ID: <711B72369C6D463DB8D2EBC955CAE7F4@dadquad>
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>
> Thanks Jim. Fruit Loops clearly has the winning smile. My personal  
> favourite
> was actually the delightful young lady masquerading as a bottle of  
> Moet. I
> missed the judging, but there were substantial cash prizes for them.  
> I shot
> almost all of the contestants but missed focus on some (not shown)  
> through
> incompetent technique. More practice is needed.
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
> -----Original Message-----
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy visits the Ambiwerra Festival
>
> Geoff,
>
> Well done!  My favorite is Fruit Loops.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy visits the Ambiwerra Festival
>
>> Folks my daughter's school runs a very successful Festival,  
>> featuring good
>> restaurant tastings, wineries, music and other entertainment. This  
>> year I
>> worked on a beer tent and sold a LOT of Heineken.
>> 28 fun photos from the day start here.
>
>> <http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/101180894>
>> http://tinyurl.com/5hp3dr
>>
>> There are delightful young  fun fashionistas and their creations,  
>> folks
>> having a good time and some that had a very good time.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 18:35:11 -0400
> From: "Jim Shulman" <jshul@comcast.net>
> Subject: [Leica] PESO: Empress
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Message-ID: <00ac01c8f682$5b49e550$11ddaff0$@net>
> Content-Type: text/plain;   charset="us-ascii"
>
> "When you photograph people in colour you photograph their clothes.  
> But when
> you photograph people in black and white, you photograph their  
> souls." (Ted
> Grant)
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5ghf7u
>
> Bessa R2a, Summicron 35, Efke 50
>
> Jim Shulman
> Bryn Mawr, PA
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 18:12:57 -0500
> From: "Ken Carney" <kcarney1@cox.net>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy visits the Ambiwerra Festival
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Message-ID:
>     
> <20080804231255.ZAJY8977.eastrmmtao107.cox.net@eastrmimpo03.cox.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain;   charset="US-ASCII"
>
> Those are great.  I like the last one - hopefully the lady did not  
> consume
> all those beverages, though she does seem somewhat content.   I've  
> always
> wondered what the Australian wines were like before they got shipped  
> halfway
> around the world.
>
> Ken
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
>> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Geoff  
>> Hopkinson
>> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 8:08 AM
>> To: 'Leica Users Group'
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy visits the Ambiwerra Festival
>>
>> Folks my daughter's school runs a very successful Festival,  
>> featuring good
>> restaurant tastings, wineries, music and other entertainment. This  
>> year I
>> worked on a beer tent and sold a LOT of Heineken.
>>
>> 28 fun photos from the day start here.
>>
>>
>>
>> <http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/101180894>
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/5hp3dr
>>
>> There are delightful young  fun fashionistas and their creations,  
>> folks
>> having a good time and some that had a very good time.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Geoff
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Leica Users Group.
>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:29:12 +1000
> From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy visits the Ambiwerra Festival
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Message-ID: <B76023988F3B45B995C64185DE53034F@dadquad>
> Content-Type: text/plain;   charset="us-ascii"
>
> Thanks Ken. I suspect that she had some help! But it was a bright  
> sunny and
> warm day. Quite a number of people were very mellow by the end. The  
> liquor
> licensing for the function is quite formal. The wineries had  
> tastings and
> then sales by glass or bottle. Every adult going in needed a wrist  
> band to
> prove they were of drinking age (18). Just a little silly when you  
> are 50+ !
> The characteristic badges of the day were everyone having their wine  
> glass
> on a cord and carrying an open bottle of wine, if they weren't in a  
> seating
> area! I must have opened two hundred beers for sales (cans)
> We have a very good wine industry here with particular areas known for
> particular varieties as you might imagine with different climates.  
> NZ wine
> is also popular here, being cooler they make some wonderful  
> sparklings and
> whites. In South Australia's Barossa there is quite an enclave of  
> Germans
> and those wine styles. Great reds from the Hunter Valley in New  
> South Wales.
> Tasmania has some very good crisp whites. Come on over and we'll  
> endeavour
> to introduce you to some good drops!
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy visits the Ambiwerra Festival
>
> Those are great.  I like the last one - hopefully the lady did not  
> consume
> all those beverages, though she does seem somewhat content.   I've  
> always
> wondered what the Australian wines were like before they got shipped  
> halfway
> around the world.
>
> Ken
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:37:01 -0400
> From: Vick Ko <vick.ko@sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] CBC Radio "Swimming to China"
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>,    Howard Cummer
>    <cummer@netvigator.com>
> Message-ID: <4897929D.1060006@sympatico.ca>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Great, thanks for letting me know.
>
> Vick
>
>
>
>
> H&ECummer wrote:
>> Hello Luggers,
>>
>> The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp) has produced a radio program, in
>> advance of the Olympics, which is the story about girls trying out  
>> for
>> the Canadian Olympic swim team. My daughter Anna plays the part of
>> Emily in the series which is being broadcast at 11am on Radio One  
>> each
>> day this week up to the start of the Olympics. I photographed the
>> recording of the series in the CBC Vancouver studios and the slide
>> show using my photographs can be see at:
>>
>> http://www.cbc.ca/bc/features/soundslides/swimming-to-china/
>>
>>
>> I think the program will be rebroadcast on the Sirius network as well
>> for international listeners.
>>
>> Please enjoy.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Howard
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Leica Users Group.
>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:40:14 +1000
> From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] CBC Radio "Swimming to China"
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Message-ID: <FF1508EE701F45A19775294900C87728@dadquad>
> Content-Type: text/plain;   charset="us-ascii"
>
> Howard, that makes for a really interesting insight into the  
> production. You
> caught some fun, warm and animated moments with the ladies too.
> Congratulations to Anna as well.
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: [Leica] CBC Radio "Swimming to China"
>
> Hello Luggers,
>
> The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp) has produced a radio program, in
> advance of the Olympics, which is the story about girls trying out for
> the Canadian Olympic swim team. My daughter Anna plays the part of
> Emily in the series which is being broadcast at 11am on Radio One each
> day this week up to the start of the Olympics. I photographed the
> recording of the series in the CBC Vancouver studios and the slide
> show using my photographs can be see at:
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/bc/features/soundslides/swimming-to-china/
>
>
> I think the program will be rebroadcast on the Sirius network as well
> for international listeners.
>
> Please enjoy.
>
> Cheers
>
> Howard
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:52:42 +0000
> From: rickfloyd@comcast.net
> Subject: [Leica] Need Bessa R2A Help
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Message-ID:
>    
> <080420082352.24515.4897964A0007B65D00005FC322155934140B97010400050C079D@comcast.net
>  
> >
>
>
> I bought my son an R2A at Christmas so I could reclaim my M6.  But,  
> he is having trouble with it.  It won't advance the shutter to load  
> film or allow pictures to be taken.  I've tried everything I can  
> think of.  Is the camera battery dependent?  I took them out and  
> even put new ones in and it didn't make a difference so I assume  
> it's not that - but, I'm not positive.  Any help you can offer would  
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 19:59:00 -0400
> From: "Jim Shulman" <jshul@comcast.net>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Need Bessa R2A Help
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Message-ID: <00b101c8f68e$195fd940$4c1f8bc0$@net>
> Content-Type: text/plain;   charset="us-ascii"
>
> YES!  The R2a does require batteries--a pair of 357s.
>
> I've been using mine a lot lately--contact me offline with any other
> questions.
>
> Jim Shulman
> Bryn Mawr, PA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> rickfloyd@comcast.net
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 7:53 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] Need Bessa R2A Help
>
> I bought my son an R2A at Christmas so I could reclaim my M6.  But,  
> he is
> having trouble with it.  It won't advance the shutter to load film  
> or allow
> pictures to be taken.  I've tried everything I can think of.  Is the  
> camera
> battery dependent?  I took them out and even put new ones in and it  
> didn't
> make a difference so I assume it's not that - but, I'm not  
> positive.  Any
> help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Rick
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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