Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for mentioning that. I?ve been using an M9 for so long that I?ve lost the reflexes needed with these damn auto-focus toys. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Mar 19, 2014, at 3:10 PM, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > > On Mar 19, 2014, at 3:41 PM, Herbert Kanner wrote: > >> I?m still surprised when I can get a picture in light this low. It is a >> shot of Tim Robinson, the genius, both mechanical and mathematical, who >> is head of the group demonstrating the Babbage Difference Engine at the >> Computer History Museum. Without him, I don?t think we could have been >> demonstrating this machine five days a week since 2008. >> >> The machine jammed last week in an unusual way, and Tim, aided by his >> wife, Lisa, are poring through the log book, collecting historical data >> on similar jams. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/P1010496.jpg.html > > cool story. > > (looks like a classic case of auto focus focusing on the center, > typography, between the two subjects) > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >