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Subject: [Leica] IMG: First Intercontinental LUG gathering in Barcelona News - STEVE
From: john at chiaroscuro.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 09:39:07 +1200
References: <001201cd5c86$3e911140$bbb333c0$@chiaroscuro.co.nz> <CC1E2157.20BE3%mark@rabinergroup.com> <CAFfkXxu=e-uYYA1=QTv=kL+B28vYWuLZ2Fg+sKKYKWoVUt_spQ@mail.gmail.com>

My guess would be a 50mm Summilux asph at f2.8, I can see no reason to use 
an ND filter in that situation ;-)

john

-----Original Message-----

On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> Yes maybe an ND so she could shoot selective focus more of the time.
> Meaning
> shooting wide open...
>


Except it looks like she's shooting around 5.6 at 1/60th.

Anyhow she's inside, so it should be easy to shoot wide open with an M9 
without an ND.

John, I never noticed the step!




>
> - - from my iRabs.
> Mark Rabiner
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>
>
> > From: John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 09:19:50 +1200
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: First Intercontinental LUG gathering in
> Barcelona
> > News - STEVE
> >
> > M9, there is the step on the LHS. No problem still using cut-off 
> > filters with the M9 or maybe an ND?
> >
> > john
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> >
> > It was an M9. Pity she covered up the model number. I too saw the filter.
> > Don't really know what it was.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> wrote:
> >> Are you sure it wasn't an M8 I thought I saw a dark grey flat 
> >> filter on the lens? Maybe it was a polarizer?
> >>
> >> - - from my iRabs.
> >> Mark Rabiner
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
> >>
> >>
> >>> From: Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 20:19:40 +0200
> >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: First Intercontinental LUG gathering in 
> >>> Barcelona News - STEVE
> >>>
> >>> Hi Steve,
> >>>
> >>> no need to ask my friend, they're part of the global emotional 
> >>> assets of the LUG community :-) Just if you could rename the first one 
> >>> as:
> >>> "The other room 31", details will surface in the course of time...
> >>> and the story told again and again over the years ;-) I think you 
> >>> know the guys' names :-)
> >>>
> >>> Other than that, the lady was obviously an M9 user, we actually 
> >>> caught her in the act of shooting, but will remain unknown 
> >>> forever,
> > unless ...
> >>> I had asked her permission though, with Daniel as a witness.
> >>>
> >>> Wish you'd been able to make it too, really.
> >>> TIA
> >>>
> >>> Amiti?s de Metz
> >>> Philippe
> >>>
> >>> Le 7 juil. 12 ? 16:51, Steve Barbour a ?crit :
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Jul 7, 2012, at 7:41 AM, Jean-Michel Mertz wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks for the pictures, Philippe, they are packed with life and 
> >>>>> wit, and one can easily listen to the laughter! I think I'll 
> >>>>> make it to Barcelona next time, this place is a must for 
> >>>>> Luggers!Jean- Michel
> >>>>>> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 00:12:59 +0200
> >>>>>> From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr
> >>>>>> To: lug at leica-users.org; leicareflex at freelists.org
> >>>>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: First Intercontinental LUG gathering in 
> >>>>>> Barcelona News
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi  all,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I'm back from Barcelona tonight, where Ted, Lluis, Geoff & 
> >>>>>> lovely family, Daniel and Nathan still are, and I have selected 
> >>>>>> three takes from today that may give you an idea of the 
> >>>>>> marvellous atmosphere there. This gathering was pure magic for 
> >>>>>> me. Special thanks to Brian without whom this would never have 
> >>>>>> happened.
> >>>>>> No stacks from me though be patient they will follow from "the 
> >>>>>> crew", but you may nonetheless enjoy these in the meantime.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> My first encounter with Doctor Ted, magic!
> >>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/cleubbr
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Ted as a Christmas Tree
> >>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/7asd66o
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> And Daniel and I had been very lucky earlier this morning when 
> >>>>>> we encountered the best of both worlds on the market.
> >>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/ct3xpeb
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Xtra special thanks to the crew too.
> >>>>>> Renewed hugs to "the Hoppies".
> >>>>>> Bien cordialement de Mutz
> >>>>>> Philippe, a little knackered after a short night and finding 
> >>>>>> his car wouldn't start at the airport tonight, but German tows 
> >>>>>> work wonders ...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I would love to use these wonderful images Philippe, in our Leica 
> >>>> Users Gallery, if I may...please...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Steve
> >>>> 




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