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Subject: [Leica] Protests. Leica and film
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 11:23:41 -0700
References: <61EFBEAD-3F3C-4FC4-B27C-73BE0B338515@teleport.com> <8f0a0088-9e1f-1edd-40dc-a9fbe9323d8b@summaventures.com> <255df327-0083-f39c-3133-0d121cb78329@iol.ie> <000601d42edc$51c42980$f54c7c80$@ca>

As a long-time Leica fan (since Jr High) it warmed the cockles of my heart 
to see at least three legitimate journalists (though all international) 
using digital M Leicas to cover what was a riot. Yes Canikon pros out 
numbered them by dozens but?Oskar, Henri CB et al would have been proud 
street pix 2018

It was also pleasing to see a shocking number of film cameras (1:1) among 
non professionals including maybe a dozen Leicas including a SM and one R4 
to R7 vintage R

> On Aug 7, 2018, at 10:54 PM, Ted Grant via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Douglas,
> Like you I don't use Facebook/twitter nor any of these dumb ass net works 
> for communications! 
> Oh I receive lots of the crap that comes to my screen from these useless 
> groups! But I don't have any idea how to make them work? So I just delete 
> them! THEY ARE 99.9% A WASTE OF TIME!
> I'M HERE FOR THE LUG! :-) And I have absolutely no interest in any other 
> camera gear nor photos posted to NETWORKS taken by anything than photos 
> captured with a LEICA! WHY? Well they have been my WORKING cameras of 
> choice covering my assigned assignments for the past 65 years!
> I have absolutely no interest in other cameras on the market than Leica, 
> nor the dumb ass computer networks!
> Oh yes during those 65 years I have tried other makes and discarded them 
> in a matter of days while on an important assignment!
> website:  TEDGRANT at SHAW O.C.
> cheers, 
> Dr. Ted Grant O.C.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of Douglas Barry
> Sent: August-07-18 5:15 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Among non press the film vs digital was 1:1. That 
> said one press shooter was using a Speed Graphic and a Hasselblad 500 cm 
> with a 120 or 150
> 
> Peter,
> It seems Mark K is using his phone to post here and the content of his 
> messages are going onto the subject line rather than where they should 
> be.  Anyway, if the gist is that press photographers are using older 
> film cameras rather than Nikon or Canon digital, then I would suggest 
> that they are amateur photography enthusiasts rather than actual press 
> guys.
> 
> Mark, post your pictures onto the Lug and give us here a link rather 
> than use Facebook as some of us don't use it, and can't see your images 
> unless we sign up to it. You may as well have put an old style film 
> album containing the photos on the floor of the Sidi Yahiya Mosque in 
> Timbuctu for people to browse through, as expect people like me to sign 
> up for the Zuckerbook.
> 
> Douglas
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 07/08/2018 11:15, Peter Dzwig wrote:
>> This doesn't make ANY sense to me AT ALL. Please explain.
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>> On 07/08/18 01:38, Mark Kronquist via LUG wrote:
>>> A few press also sported m Leica
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 6, 2018, at 5:06 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Mark, I knew about the riots, but please interpret for those of us not 
>>>> in the know exactly what you meant by your somewhat cryptic
>>>> "Film equal to digital. Shocked to see half dozen Om series most ones 
>>>> but one 3 with motor and 250 great white.
>>>> Lot of m Leica s film and digital equal
>>>> 
>>>> New sl
>>>> 
>>>> Nikon and canon equal
>>>> 
>>>> Fewer Sony?s.
>>>> 
>>>> Pete had a speed graphic and Hasselblad w Makro planar"
>>>> 
>>>> and exactly what relevance it has to the Portland riots? It might be 
>>>> handier for some of us on this group if you took a bit more time typing 
>>>> rather clipping your utterances into the cryptic. I see no link to your 
>>>> facebook pics either.
>>>> 
>>>> Douglas
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 05/08/2018 02:18, Mark Kronquist via LUG wrote:
>>>>> Pix up tonight on my Facebook open to
>>>>> All.  Mark kronquisT
>>>>> 
>>>>> Riots made cnn.  Assume all knew.  Berkeley sun.  Far right but gifted 
>>>>> speaker and senate candidate has proud boys not going to deep politics 
>>>>> here google as his protection.  Portland where riots are a sporting 
>>>>> event reacted to the legal permitted right meeting and march
>>>>> 
>>>>> Had no one reacted.  Page 7 no pix
>>>>> 
>>>>> No
>>>>> 
>>>>> Anti fa.  Anti facism groups itching for fight with equally motivated 
>>>>> proud boys.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tear gas cs. Flash bangs rocks fists few gunshots.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Some say this was first battle of civil war 2
>>>>> 
>>>>> Small chance they may be right
>>>>> 
>>>>> Redo sun Berkeley for sfo folk
>>>>> 
>>>>> Culled 198 digital and 150 tri x pix
>>>>> 
>>>>> Fights still going on
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mark enjoying wine and chocolate away from fracas a moment
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Aug 4, 2018, at 6:06 PM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Riots in Portland.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 4:29 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Mark! Context? Link? Meaningfulness?
>>>>>>> Douglas
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 05/08/2018 00:07, Mark Kronquist via LUG wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Film equal to digital.  Shocked to see half dozen Om series most 
>>>>>>>> ones but
>>>>>>>> one 3 with motor and 250 great white.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Lot of m Leica s film and digital equal
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> New sl
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Nikon and canon equal
>>>>>>>> Fewer Sony?s.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Pete had a speed graphic and Hasselblad w Makro planar
>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> // richard http://imagecraft.com
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In reply to: Message from mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist) ([Leica] Among non press the film vs digital was 1:1. That said one press shooter was using a Speed Graphic and a Hasselblad 500 cm with a 120 or 150)
Message from pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig) ([Leica] Among non press the film vs digital was 1:1. That said one press shooter was using a Speed Graphic and a Hasselblad 500 cm with a 120 or 150)
Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] Among non press the film vs digital was 1:1. That said one press shooter was using a Speed Graphic and a Hasselblad 500 cm with a 120 or 150)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Among non press the film vs digital was 1:1. That said one press shooter was using a Speed Graphic and a Hasselblad 500 cm with a 120 or 150)