Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I did a search for Japanese elves and first got bad news (they don't have any) but then found this: " Vintage Pixies-Elves Shelf-Sitters Figurines Japan (including 1 bearing ?Nippon Yoko Boeki Co.? Mark" http://www.goantiques.com/scripts/images,id,1582929.html Elves from Japan. I think they helped put the super multi coating on the Nikon lenses and were responsible for some of the components in some of the older Nikon bodies. Not sure if they can do digital. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb mark at rabinergroup.com > From: Kyle Cassidy <leicaslacker at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:42:46 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] D700 > > The Leica d700 I think is really the digital equivalent of the f100 (albeit > you can shoot 2,000 photos before you have to reload instead of 36). It's > fast > and the metering is very accurate and it talks well with the flash. It's a > pretty marvelous thing. I do love mine. I have the external battery pack on > mine which imho improves the balance with big lenses as well as letting > you go > on a week + long photo excursion without having to worry about recharging. > > Thank you elves of solms! > > > > > On Oct 20, 2010, at 12:33 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> This lug thing is really very weird like a mini Facebook!!!. Peter and >> Harold both guys who I didn't think cared much bout what I would be up to >> sent me off list notes on my burgeoning D700 which I mentioned in passing. >> Really gives me the warm and fuzzes! >> I could kick myself for letting it go as long as it did it was like I was >> in >> limbo. But I'm turning 60 in January and so its no time to sit around. >> I'll be posting photos first day I'm sure hope you like them! I'd think >> this >> week or next. >> >> >> Mark > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information