Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, We all look forward to your book of the home! Great project! ;-) ;-) Just keep pressing that button :-) Peter On 24/09/2019 02:27, Ted Grant via LUG wrote: > Hi Sonny & CREW, > YOU BET, EVEN WHEN THESE DAYS I ONLY HAVE A CANON 450D SLR AND 1 ZOOM LENS. > BUT I STILL HAVE MY ONE & ONLY LEICA M8 BODY quite often hanging on my neck > or shoulder as my "walker" and I MAKE OUR WAY ABOUT THE "OLD FOLKS HOME!" > ABOUT 200 FOLKS! > ALL AVAILABLE LIGHT IMAGES. AN F1.00, 50MM NOCTILUX LEICA LENS,PLUS SEVERAL > OTHERS. > AND A SPECIAL 15MM f.4/5 VOIGTLANDER super-wide adapted for MY LEICA M8 > 35MM > CAMERA THAT WORKS LIKE A DREAM! > USUALLY I SET THE APERATURE FOR A REASONABLE DEPTH OF FIELD AND USE IT MUCH > LIKE AN AUTO-FOCUS LENS===ONLY QUICKER.:-) YEA I LOSE THE ODD ONE! :-) > I have my camera bag, both cameras & lenses with me dawn to dusk as I > travel > about my huge senior's home every day. Some days my M8 is almost smoking as > I Happy Snap my WAY INDOORS AND OUT DOORS! > DO I BLOW ANY????????????? YOU BET! SURE! HOWEVER, AT MY 90 YEAR OLD BODY > AND ONE GOOD EYE ONLY! WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? > BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT? I'D DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN (70 YEARS CLICKING FROM DAY > ONE START.) CLICKING ALL THE WAY! UNTIL MY 100TH BIRTHDAY! IN 9 YEARS! > 1.MAKE THE 100 YEARS, EVEN MORE SO? > HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE! ONE DAY AT A TIME!! > CHEERS, > Dr.ted grant O.C. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Sonny Carter via LUG > Sent: September-23-19 12:15 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Cc: Sonny Carter > Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG yearbook > > My Sony may not be Leica inspired, but my shooting certainly is! > > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > > On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 2:07 PM Duane Birkey via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> I totally respect whatever decision is made as far as equipment >> qualifications to be included in the yearbook... I see all sides... >> Focusing on imagery vs equipment used vs both. >> >> All my Leica gear is film-based... so I would have to be very >> intentional about taking it out with me when I go shooting... >> >> I like to think that my Canon gear is Leica Inspired... Does that >> count? : ) >> >> Alternatively... we could put an asterisk next to non-Leica photos.... >> or only list Leica gear... I.E. M10 w/50 Summicron vs * w/50 >> Summicron vs ** >> >> Keep smiling, >> >> Duane Birkey >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- Dr. Peter Dzwig