Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And the first thing we don't discuss is the War of Northern Aggression. Tina On Wednesday, February 27, 2013, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > As I've said before, Civil War? You lost get over it. > > And don't even begin to start that state's rights crap. It was 100% about slavery. > > -----Original Message----- From: Tina Manley > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 8:17 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Bokeh Schmokeh?. > > The things we don't discuss around here are politics, religion and > relatives. Other than that, we get along fine - in spite of the fact that > our nearest neighbor flies a Confederate flag in front of his house. > Ferget? Hell, no!! > > Tina > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> > wrote: > >> Is your front lawn ever defaced by a burning cross? >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Tina Manley >> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 5:41 PM >> >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Bokeh Schmokeh?. >> >> I subscribe to the NYT and have it delivered daily to my farm in York, SC. >> It is an essential part of our lives and I sincerely hope it can hang on >> in these times of newspaper closings and consolidations. Besides, we use >> all of that paper as mulch in the garden! >> >> Tina >> >> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> >> wrote: >> >> In his defense, Mr. Pogue is a "Tech Writer" for the New York Times, >>> >>> either a propaganda and misinformation rag if you are a member of the far >>> right, or a highly respected newspaper, if you ever voted for a Democrat. >>> I >>> have read several of his columns (gust that makes me a liberal) and I have >>> found them to be generally better written than the one on sensor size, >>> explaining complex things so many can understand. Although I don't care >>> for >>> this particular effort, where he takes a stand on something that really >>> hasn't been that much of an issue, his reviews are generally better >>> written >>> than most. Perhaps the fact that as a journalist working for such a >>> prestigious newspaper he is presumed to have at the very least graduated >>> from an accredited institution of higher learning, where most >>> reviewers/bloggers have generally completed fifth grade English. His >>> comments are generally insightful. I guess when you throw as much against >>> the wall as Pogue, some things will fail to stick. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Geoff Hopkinson >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 2:57 PM >>> To: Leica Users Group >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Bokeh Schmokeh?. >>> >>> >>> Mr Pogue is apprently a technology blogger rather than a photographer? But >>> he has reviewed "hundreds of cameras". He doesn't enhance his >>> qualifications/credibility being "confident" that he is right and quoting >>> Google and YouTube in his reply to those cantankerous on-line >>> photographers. >>> >>> >>> *If you want to take more interesting pictures, >>> stand in front of more interesting stuff* -- Joe McNally >>> >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> >>> On 28 February 2013 05:26, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> OK, so call it out of focus blurring..... >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.****com/2013/02/21/blurry-** >>>> backgrounds-big-sensors-and-****bokeh/?ref=personaltechemail&**** >>>> nl=technology&emc=edit_ct_****20130221<http://pogue.blogs.** >>>> nytimes.com/2013/02/21/blurry-**backgrounds-big-sensors-and-** >>>> bokeh/?ref=personaltechemail&**nl=technology&emc=edit_ct_**20130221< http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/blurry-backgrounds-big-sensors-and-bokeh/?ref=personaltechemail&nl=technology&emc=edit_ct_20130221 > >>>> > >>>> >>>> ______________________________****_________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug< http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> >>>> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug< http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for >>>> more information >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________****_________________ >>> >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug< http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> >>> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug< http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for >>> more information >>> >>> ______________________________****_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug< http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> >>> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug< 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< http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com