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Subject: [Leica] Thanks...
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Fri Jan 9 15:09:49 2009
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Ehh?? Sure can!! Whatya got?? Don't get fooled by the chorus that says, oh I
hate the crop factor, my 50 isn't a fifty. Two steps back and you're good to
go.


Cheers
Geoff
Breakfast time here, good coffee and some Jimmy Buffett tunes queued up.
Photoshop is open.
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can.

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Gary Dalton
Sent: Saturday, 10 January 2009 08:59
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: RE: [Leica] Thanks...


I can't say that I am deaf to the call of the M8...

My ears might perk up a bit if I found out that I could use my existing
lenses with one... 




> From: hoppyman@bigpond.net.au
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Thanks...
> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:44:15 +1000
> 
> Welcome Gary! Shoot that bad boy and post some pictures for us all.
> Just to throw you in the deep end, there's an equally compelling raw 
> and basic relationship between a photographer, a digital camera (that 
> demands settings), and the subject matter being captured!
> That's why they're called Raw files ;-);-) Did you notice that you are 
> already saying 'captured' not 'photographed'???
> ;-)
> Shoot that fine M2 a LOT, but eventually you will also heed the siren 
> call of the M8!
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Geoff (who's shooting with his M7 today) 
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
> Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf 
> Of Gary Dalton
> Sent: Saturday, 10 January 2009 07:08
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] Thanks...
> 
> 
> I'm the "new subscriber" referenced in Brian's earlier email...
> 
> Thanks for the welcoming input that many of you provided... I think 
> there's much I could learn here, even if I simply lurk.
> 
> Your various responses have helped me rethink and sharpen my intentions...
> Before joining LUG, I thought I might sell my M2 and use the proceeds 
> to move deeper into the digital world. I don't think I'll go there -- 
> not yet anyway...
> 
> Although digital photography is irresistibly "seductive" -- as one of 
> you pointed out -- there's also something compelling about that raw 
> and basic relationship between a photographer, a camera (that demands 
> settings), and the subject matter being captured...
> 
> So, I'm going to buy some film and simply start shooting again. It's 
> time to find out what the camera and its lenses can do...(not to 
> mention the guy behind the lens...)
> 
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