Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Oct 13, 2011, at 5:08 PM, Marty Deveney wrote: > Maybe: "impossible" just wasn't the right word for leica to use, even > in the early 2000s. true scientists don't use the word impossible, it is seen as, often through serendipity, an opportunity for a great discovery. Steve > > Marty > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:40 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at > gmail.com> wrote: >> Maybe some semantics? Having talked a little with the senior engineers >> there >> and beta tested their firmware I can confirm that there is a LOT happening >> to produce the results you see. >> Respect what the camera produces from even lenses designed 50 year before >> the camera was thought of ;-) >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> >> *Lighting- eyes- action* >> >> >> >> On 13 October 2011 23:05, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The microlenses and software corrections were established technologies >>> when Leica were saying it was impossible to make a digital M - they >>> just hadn't put the two ideas together in their heads. They also >>> thought they could hang in with film and would be okay, but they were >>> wrong. It was the same when Ernst Leitz said that the rangefinder >>> would prevail over the SLR. Many, many other companies have done it >>> and not survived - Leica have been fortunate, luckily for us. >>> >>> It's a long way from "nearly impossible". >>> >>> Marty >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:28 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at >>> gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> Hi Jim. I don't want to derail the thread you are in. >>>> But let me tell you that was and is nearly true. >>>> There is a LOT done in the camera with every file from the M9 even in >>>> the >>>> raw files. There is a BIG lot done on anything from wide lenses. >>>> Only the idea of different angles on micro-lenses towards the edges made >>>> this possible at all and it is still at the ragged edge. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Geoff >>>> >>>> *Lighting- eyes- action* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 13 October 2011 22:51, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have so many memories of Sal, one of which was his lengthy >>>>> explanation >>>>> (delivered from top brass at Leica) on why there could never be a >>> digital >>>>> M. Evidently the physics of the camera made a digital version utterly >>>>> impossible. >>>>> >>>>> J >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org >>>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On >>>>> Behalf >>> Of >>>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 6:54 PM >>>>> To: Leica Users Group >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Culmination of Sal DiMarco research >>>>> >>>>> Well done, Phil! >>>>> >>>>> FWIW, this may be a good time to remind of my little Sal memento that >>> has >>>>> been on my web site since 2004: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com/sal.html >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Nathan >>>>> >>>>> On 13 Oct, 2011, at 5:28 , Phil Forrest wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> For my final act as an undergrad at Temple University I'm putting on a >>>>>> public show of Sal DiMarco's work with the "Philadelphia Evening >>>>>> & Sunday Bulletin" as well as what little of his personal work I will >>>>>> be able to work through. >>>>>> Dr. Ed Trayes, the director of the photography sequence as well as the >>>>>> sponsor for my independent study was a friend of Sal's as well and is >>>>>> looking forward to his work being shown and installed at the school. >>>>>> The date of this exhibit is TBD but tentatively will be held in >>>>>> mid-December. There is a chance that I will host it in late January or >>>>>> early February of next year. >>>>>> I never got the chance to meet Sal but just looking at the Urban >>>>>> Archives collection in the Paley Library at Temple, his work pervades >>>>>> Philadelphia history from the early 70's on. >>>>>> Of course, every LUG member is invited. One aspect of this project is >>> a >>>>>> multimedia record and presentation of what Sal's friends and family >>> wish >>>>>> to say about him and his work. >>>>>> I've learned recently that there are 40 boxes of Sal's personal >>>>>> negatives which are largely uncatalogued and not archived digitally or >>>>>> in print at all. The custodian of the Urban Archives, which holds >>>>>> this personal work said that it was on long-term loan from Sal's >>>>>> brother Joe for use by Temple students. The show is also an aim to get >>>>>> this personal work archived for future use. >>>>>> This is a giant project that I could work on for easily 5 more years >>>>>> but its time has come. >>>>>> >>>>>> Here is my letter to the journalism chair and faculty: >>>>>> >>>>>> Throughout his life, Salvatore "Sal" C. DiMarco Jr. was a >>>>> Philadelphia photographer. He worked for the "Philadelphia Evening & >>>>> Sunday Bulletin" from 1967 when he began there until the day it closed >>> in >>>>> 1982. His tenure at the "Bulletin" saw him move up the ranks from >>>>> intern >>>>> all the way to chief photographer. The photographic vision of DiMarco >>>>> during those 15 years helped to shape the visual record of Philadelphia >>> as >>>>> we know it. After the "Bulletin" closed in 1982 DiMarco worked >>>>> full-time >>>>> as a freelance photojournalist. He contributed to TIME magazine, was a >>>>> photographer with the Black Star photo agency, was a member of the >>>>> White >>>>> House News Photographers Association in addition to several >>>>> professional >>>>> journalism organizations. >>>>>> DiMarco died suddenly on June 11, 2004 at the age of 57, leaving >>>>> behind an immense photographic collection of professional and personal >>>>> images, many of the Philadelphia area. The photographic record which >>>>> Temple University holds in the Urban Archives is invaluable and the >>>>> contribution which DiMarco made during his time at the "Bulletin" >>>>> cannot >>>>> be overlooked. >>>>>> I intend to bring light to the work of this Temple alum and very >>>>> important member of the Philadelphia journalism community through a >>>>> memorial show of his work with the "Bulletin" and permanently >>>>> displaying >>>>> some of his photos with stories throughout the School of Communication >>> and >>>>> Theater as well as in the Urban Archives themselves. >>>>>> Further, I hope this memorial show and installation will help me >>>>> in my effort towards getting 40 large boxes of DiMarco's personal >>>>> negatives archived for future use by Temple students and researchers in >>>>> the Philadelphia region. >>>>>> >>>>>> Respectfully, >>>>>> Philip Forrest >>>>>> Temple Photojournalism Class of 2012" >>>>>> >>>>>> Again, I will be updating the LUG on the date when this event will be >>>>>> held and where the images will be displayed permanently. >>>>>> I look forward to possibly meeting more of the LUG for this show and >>>>>> prominently bringing Sal's very important photographic work in Philly >>>>>> to the students in the journalism school as well as the whole >>>>>> University. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks all, >>>>>> Phil Forrest >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>>> Alicante, Spain >>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>>> >>>>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>>> Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >>>>> Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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