Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Dick! cheers Lluis El 14/08/2012, a las 21:57, Richard Taylor escribi?: > My pleasure, Lluis. Nice to see you're still here and shooting such > great stuff, too. > > Dick > > > > On Aug 14, 2012, at 2:11 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > >> Thanks for sharing this Richard >> >> cheers >> Lluis >> >> >> El 14/08/2012, a las 14:33, Richard Taylor escribi?: >> >>> Thanks to John Lee we had another fine NYLUG meeting at ICP in >>> Manhattan last Friday. Our lecturers were Tina Manley on >>> "Documentary Photography" and Karen Nakamura on "Visual >>> Anthropology"--two topics that went well together. >>> >>> I've posted a few pictures from the meeting. These were all taken >>> with a Fuji X Pro-1 and the 35 mm Fujinon at ISO 1600 and ISO 6400 >>> using in-camera jpgs. The high ISO performance still astonishes >>> me and the 35 mm lens is wonderful. The camera is a slow focuser, >>> though, by current standards but wonderfully useful in this kind >>> of situation. >>> >>> Two X Pro-1 quirks you might want to be aware of: 1) Uploading >>> images to an iPad via the Camera Connection Kit leaves residual >>> iPad files on the SD card. These files make the camera turn-on >>> *VERY SLOW*--like 8 seconds. The cure is to reformat the card >>> after putting it back in the camera. 2) There is no way to lock >>> manual focus--at least that I've found. That means that any >>> jiggling of buttons on the camera or the focus ring refocuses the >>> camera. The net result is that the camera is useless for zone >>> focusing. Fuji, are you listening???? These issues need to be >>> addressed. >>> >>> Pictures: >>> >>> Karen and Chris Saganich admire Karen's Ricoh M-module camera. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0539.jpg.html >>> >>> Tina lecturing. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0558.jpg.html >>> >>> Roger Rubin and Lew Schwartz listening. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0569.jpg.html >>> >>> Karen Lecturing. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0566_001.jpg.html >>> >>> Ed and Marcia Meyers. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0562.jpg.html >>> >>> Tom and Tina Manley. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0577.jpg.html >>> >>> Roger and Lew as Lew accepts his door prize. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0574.jpg.html >>> >>> C&C always welcome. Enjoy. >>> >>> Dick >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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