Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bruce - Shorter is usually better, true. But something poetic in "O-Lymp-a-Leic" kept bouncing around. Reminds me of some old 60's song, "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight." Then the chorus is o-wik-a-wac or something like that. Or at least something like O-Lymp-a-Leic. Thanks for leic-o-pine-ing! Gary -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+datamaster=northcoastphotos.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+datamaster=northcoastphotos.com@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of bruce Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:06 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Couple of E-330 shots Gray, like others, I guess, I have been thinking about the name since you posted .................. and can only come-up with a shortened version version, with a more playful name ................ OLYLEIC ................... OLYCON ..................... OLYNIK ................Pronounce it. B. On 9-mrt-2006, at 9:33, Gary Todoroff wrote: > Great demo shot of Mr. Le, Neal! Any other camera and you would > have been > dusting yourself off after the shot and rubbing your knees, > depending on > your age. Isn't that live mode flip screen great? Just set the > E-330 on the > floor and look down like a TLR. And what a perspective from that > 7-14mm, > too. > > HCB would have made this camera positively DANCE down the street! > At LHSA in > San Francisco when I tried to describe this kind of camera/photo > creativity > to a Leica Rep, his only reply was, "That is not an M!" > > Good grief! Fortunately Mr Leitz did not say to Mr Barnack, "Das > ist nicht a > Press Kamera!" > > Just added a few more photos to my OlympuLeic Blog at > http://www.northcoastphotos.com/OlympuLeic.htm - nothing taken WITH > the new > E-330 yet, but some interesting ones OF it with the Leica adapter. > > Gary Todoroff > Tree LUGger > > << > Seems as if the new Olympus E-330 is getting popular with the LUG > group, I > just picked up mine today. > Here are a couple of shots taken in the Camera shop; > > The owner Mr. Le, > > http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/phat2a.jpg.html > > And salesman Rob, > > http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/P1010004a.jpg.html > > I'm also a part time salesman but today I was a customer. > The lens for both shots was the 7-14mm f4 both were shot at ISO 800. > > Neal F > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: > 3/7/2006 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: > 3/7/2006 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: 3/7/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/276 - Release Date: 3/7/2006