[Leica] Protests. Leica and film

Thu Aug 9 11:23:41 PDT 2018

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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