Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah the shuttle astronaut "lost" a Nikon while on the space walk. Guess maybe since NASA put in an order for 20 or more D2x's they figure some will get "lost" Screw the Hassy bodies, I'd like to find that self timer that's up there that they never got to use. Dark Side of the Moon used to get played in my darkroom, but now is played during the delicate sound of thunder in my lightroom without a dirty woman and no pudding. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "G Hopkinson" Subject: RE: [Leica] Dark Side of the Moon > Mark on those two points: > Sinar Hy6 = Rollei 6008 on its way to absorption. > > On the lunar 'blads, I believe a number of hardly used bodies available on > the lunar surface, you just have to get there. > I little while ago I saw a clip on YouTube or similar showing a shuttle > crewmember accidentally putting a 'blad into orbit. > Probably > ended up as a spectacular meteor or Comet Victor maybe? So apparently > shuttle folks can't juggle as well as Apollo folks. > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: [Leica] Dark Side of the Moon > > In one of the first few moments of the British made "Dark Side of the Moon" > about the Apollo missions going to the moon circa 69-72 there was a shot of > the astronauts floating around in the first capsule in space and one yells > to another as he's looking out the window at the marble ball of the earth > seen for the first time as a circle. "hand me a roll of color this is a > good > one". > And the other astronaut from the other side of the capsule flicked a silver > Hasselblad ELM at him like it was a ping pong ball and he caught it > seemingly easily. I guess those guys are coordinated.. Flicking the one he > had back at the other guy presumably with black and white in it. Those > things are less ping pong ball like when there's gravity let me tell you. > > > It gave me a single eerie connection with these guys and the space program. > The space ELM's not at all that much different in any major way as I > understand it from the tool I used to shoot magazine covers and images for > galleries and what not. > A shame they have for the most part bit the dust. > > > On the 4th page of the PDN Photo district news I just bought an hour ago > this issue devoted to fine art photography is a full page add for what > looks > like a classic Hasselblad. > But is from Sinar Bron Imaging. > Hy6 > Pronounced "High six". > > So don't just give me a high five. > Give me a "High six". > > > It says Schneider Kreuznach by Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH > Xenotar 1: 2.8 80mm Made in Germany on the outside of the round thing in > front of it. > I think they call it a lens. And it comes off. > > Zeiss is > concise. > > But JSK is > Schneider Kreuznach by Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH. > > And that's what I like about it. > > > Dark Side of the Moon is very Leica like. > If you don't love it you'll know not to listen to me about anything > anymore. > > > > Mark William Rabiner > rabinergroup.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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