Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, I know, I know... it really needs improvement in that area... all that extra weight and grey hair... Jeez... Have a great trip home Tina. Regards, Dick On Aug 14, 2012, at 4:21 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > I will also mention that the camera adds about 10 years and 10 pounds to > everybody it photographs. Fuji really needs to do something about that!! > ;-) > Thanks, Dick! It was great seeing everybody. We are still in NYC but > ready to leave the crowds and get back to our chickens. > > Tina > > On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at > comcast.net>wrote: > >> Thanks to John Lee we had another fine NYLUG meeting at ICP in Manhattan >> last Friday. Our lecturers were Tina Manley on "Documentary Photography" >> and Karen Nakamura on "Visual Anthropology"--two topics that went well >> together. >> >> I've posted a few pictures from the meeting. These were all taken with a >> Fuji X Pro-1 and the 35 mm Fujinon at ISO 1600 and ISO 6400 using >> in-camera >> jpgs. The high ISO performance still astonishes me and the 35 mm lens is >> wonderful. The camera is a slow focuser, though, by current standards but >> wonderfully useful in this kind of situation. >> >> Two X Pro-1 quirks you might want to be aware of: 1) Uploading images to >> an iPad via the Camera Connection Kit leaves residual iPad files on the SD >> card. These files make the camera turn-on *VERY SLOW*--like 8 seconds. >> The cure is to reformat the card after putting it back in the camera. 2) >> There is no way to lock manual focus--at least that I've found. That >> means that any jiggling of buttons on the camera or the focus ring >> refocuses the camera. The net result is that the camera is useless for >> zone focusing. Fuji, are you listening???? These issues need to be >> addressed. >> >> Pictures: >> >> Karen and Chris Saganich admire Karen's Ricoh M-module camera. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0539.jpg.html >> >> Tina lecturing. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0558.jpg.html >> >> Roger Rubin and Lew Schwartz listening. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0569.jpg.html >> >> Karen Lecturing. >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0566_001.jpg.html >> >> Ed and Marcia Meyers. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0562.jpg.html >> >> Tom and Tina Manley. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0577.jpg.html >> >> Roger and Lew as Lew accepts his door prize. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0574.jpg.html >> >> C&C always welcome. Enjoy. >> >> Dick >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information