Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you, Douglas... LUG is a rich environment. I already need to remind myself to leave the computer to get other things done -- like buy film... > Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:39:10 +0100 > From: douglas.sharp@gmx.de > To: lug@leica-users.org > Subject: Re: [Leica] Thanks... > > Hi Gary, > > welcome to the crew from one of the German branch of the family - > perhaps 3 or 4 of us in all. > > I'm an amateur too, or at least I don't sell enough pictures to be able > to make a living from it, so translation is the name of the game. > > Like Steve, I shoot predominantly digital, in my case Canon DSLRs with > literally dozens of adapters for manual lenses of all brands, but I > still venture into film with and M6, and M4-2, various Rs and SL/SL2 > cameras, Contax SLR and, my favourite ever film camera, a Rollei 3003, > and occasionally into 6x6 with a Rollei 6006 - currently dead because > the powerpack need sending off to Franke & Heidecke for replacement of > the cells. > > I'm sure you'll really enjoy it here - there's probably the greatest > massed global knowledge/experience/expertise on almost every camera - > from pinholes to film, digital and even video - gathered here. (Also > varied interests ranging from cats, dogs, guns, bags, pens, watches, > bikes, cars and hats to steam trains and planes - to name but a few) > > It may be called the LEICA Users Group, but it's much more about > photography than about the almost religious fundamentalism concerning > cameras graced by red dots that characterises some other lists. > > All the best from Hannover > Douglas > > > > Steve Barbour wrote: > > > > On Jan 9, 2009, at 2:07 PM, Gary Dalton wrote: > > > >> > >> 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...) > > > > > > welcome Gary.. I'm an amateur, been shooting for 50 years... > > > > using a lot of digital now Nikon, Canon, and the Leica M8...but I > > still love to shoot film, and do, > > > > M3's, MP etc...same lenses as on my M8.... > > > > so please join the fun in this wacky bistro/bar...shoot, show, > > discuss, ask... > > > > > > Steve > > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync. > >> http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009