Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 Tina! Well said! Lluis El 15/02/2013, a las 00:32, Tina Manley escribi?: > Good on you, Ted! Your Digilux snap will be better than anything he ever > takes with his Super camera. > > Tina > > On Thursday, February 14, 2013, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: >> As I stopped to make a HAPPY SNAP. >> >> The voice out of the gray cloudy light of day asked: >> >> "Hey man is that one of those fancy new Leicas that cost $12 Grand and > "IT CAN ONLY DO B&W FOR THAT KINDA MONEY?"? >> >> I figured by the snotty put down tone of voice it was a jerk asking!" :-) >> >> I responded in a light hearted fashion.... "Yes my good fellow it > certainly is and does a magical job capturing amazing images in beautiful > B&W!" >> >> He?..... "What a pile of crap ! Man I can get 2 Canons and a couple of > lenses for 12 Grand and do colour and B&W. You got screwed man!" And made > an ugly face you'd like to put a boot to! Or you'd have loved to rip his > larynx out just to rid the world of the snotty nosed voice inflections! >> >> Say's I? "Would you care to see a frame or two?" As I put the camera to > my one good eye and clicked. >> >> Then did a quick set to show a B&W beautiful image. :-) Dang I knew I had > this snotty nosed SOB and I was going to stuff him because as I brought up > the image he said....... "I bet it isn't as good as shooting B&W film and I > know all about that as I've been shooting B&W film for 4 years nearly every > day and my "friends" tell me I take really good pictures !" Me in my > mind.... "Yep I bet you do!" Gagg ed and nearly barfed! >> >> So yep there was my shot looking all nice B&W! A shrug of his shoulders > and "UGH not bad! But for 12 Grand I'll still get 2 Canon's just in case I > want to shoot colour. Besides it looks like one of those old time cameras!. > "YEP!" says I as I walked away and tucked my Digilux 2 shooting B&W back in > the bag! :-) "gottcha!!" And smiled! >> >> And smiled to myself again thinking....... "the LUG guys &gals are going > to love this "Leica spotting story! " Jeeeeeeeeeeesshhhhhh it can make a > guy feel so good when yer not having a good shoot day and you get away with > a little something like that! :-) >> >> cheers, >> Dr. ted. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information