Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As a long-time Leica fan (since Jr High) it warmed the cockles of my heart to see at least three legitimate journalists (though all international) using digital M Leicas to cover what was a riot. Yes Canikon pros out numbered them by dozens but?Oskar, Henri CB et al would have been proud street pix 2018 It was also pleasing to see a shocking number of film cameras (1:1) among non professionals including maybe a dozen Leicas including a SM and one R4 to R7 vintage R > On Aug 7, 2018, at 10:54 PM, Ted Grant via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > Hi Douglas, > Like you I don't use Facebook/twitter nor any of these dumb ass net works > for communications! > Oh I receive lots of the crap that comes to my screen from these useless > groups! But I don't have any idea how to make them work? So I just delete > them! THEY ARE 99.9% A WASTE OF TIME! > I'M HERE FOR THE LUG! :-) And I have absolutely no interest in any other > camera gear nor photos posted to NETWORKS taken by anything than photos > captured with a LEICA! WHY? Well they have been my WORKING cameras of > choice covering my assigned assignments for the past 65 years! > I have absolutely no interest in other cameras on the market than Leica, > nor the dumb ass computer networks! > Oh yes during those 65 years I have tried other makes and discarded them > in a matter of days while on an important assignment! > website: TEDGRANT at SHAW O.C. > cheers, > Dr. Ted Grant O.C. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of Douglas Barry > Sent: August-07-18 5:15 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Among non press the film vs digital was 1:1. That > said one press shooter was using a Speed Graphic and a Hasselblad 500 cm > with a 120 or 150 > > Peter, > It seems Mark K is using his phone to post here and the content of his > messages are going onto the subject line rather than where they should > be. Anyway, if the gist is that press photographers are using older > film cameras rather than Nikon or Canon digital, then I would suggest > that they are amateur photography enthusiasts rather than actual press > guys. > > Mark, post your pictures onto the Lug and give us here a link rather > than use Facebook as some of us don't use it, and can't see your images > unless we sign up to it. You may as well have put an old style film > album containing the photos on the floor of the Sidi Yahiya Mosque in > Timbuctu for people to browse through, as expect people like me to sign > up for the Zuckerbook. > > Douglas > > > > > On 07/08/2018 11:15, Peter Dzwig wrote: >> This doesn't make ANY sense to me AT ALL. Please explain. >> >> Peter >> >> On 07/08/18 01:38, Mark Kronquist via LUG wrote: >>> A few press also sported m Leica >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Aug 6, 2018, at 5:06 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: >>>> >>>> Mark, I knew about the riots, but please interpret for those of us not >>>> in the know exactly what you meant by your somewhat cryptic >>>> "Film equal to digital. Shocked to see half dozen Om series most ones >>>> but one 3 with motor and 250 great white. >>>> Lot of m Leica s film and digital equal >>>> >>>> New sl >>>> >>>> Nikon and canon equal >>>> >>>> Fewer Sony?s. >>>> >>>> Pete had a speed graphic and Hasselblad w Makro planar" >>>> >>>> and exactly what relevance it has to the Portland riots? It might be >>>> handier for some of us on this group if you took a bit more time typing >>>> rather clipping your utterances into the cryptic. I see no link to your >>>> facebook pics either. >>>> >>>> Douglas >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 05/08/2018 02:18, Mark Kronquist via LUG wrote: >>>>> Pix up tonight on my Facebook open to >>>>> All. Mark kronquisT >>>>> >>>>> Riots made cnn. Assume all knew. Berkeley sun. Far right but gifted >>>>> speaker and senate candidate has proud boys not going to deep politics >>>>> here google as his protection. Portland where riots are a sporting >>>>> event reacted to the legal permitted right meeting and march >>>>> >>>>> Had no one reacted. Page 7 no pix >>>>> >>>>> No >>>>> >>>>> Anti fa. Anti facism groups itching for fight with equally motivated >>>>> proud boys. >>>>> >>>>> Tear gas cs. Flash bangs rocks fists few gunshots. >>>>> >>>>> Some say this was first battle of civil war 2 >>>>> >>>>> Small chance they may be right >>>>> >>>>> Redo sun Berkeley for sfo folk >>>>> >>>>> Culled 198 digital and 150 tri x pix >>>>> >>>>> Fights still going on >>>>> >>>>> Mark enjoying wine and chocolate away from fracas a moment >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 4, 2018, at 6:06 PM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Riots in Portland. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 4:29 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mark! Context? Link? Meaningfulness? >>>>>>> Douglas >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 05/08/2018 00:07, Mark Kronquist via LUG wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Film equal to digital. Shocked to see half dozen Om series most >>>>>>>> ones but >>>>>>>> one 3 with motor and 250 great white. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Lot of m Leica s film and digital equal >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> New sl >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Nikon and canon equal >>>>>>>> Fewer Sony?s. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Pete had a speed graphic and Hasselblad w Makro planar >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> // richard http://imagecraft.com >>>>>> Beyond Arduino - When you're ready to get serious... >>>>>> JumpStart C Tools for Atmel AVR and Cortex-M, The Better Alternative >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information