[Leica] Friday Flowers SonC

[Jim Nichols]

Hi Sonny and Dr. Ted,

Since this sounds like an "old folks" reminiscing thread, I will play 
along.  I keep a walker in the house and one in my car, but only have to 
resort to them on a bad day.  Most of the time I can maneuver Ok without 
them.  As to gear decisions, I started out with LTM Leicas and still 
have a couple, with several lenses. Digital Leicas looked too expensive 
to me, so I went with Olympus initially, later Fuji.  I use a mix of 
native lenses for the cameras, along with four cherished Leica-R lenses 
and several Pentax Takumar lenses that work well with adapters.  When I 
got older and less stable, I bought a Leica-R shoulder stock from Doug 
Herr, and it helps me handle longer lenses.  Tripods or monopods are not 
very useful when tracking butterflies.

I still shoot the older digitals routinely, now more with autofocus than 
without.  I have found though that manual focus is better for airplanes 
in flight and skydivers.  Most lenses seem to have trouble locking on to 
a moving subject against a sky background.

I figure we should all keep pushing the button, as long as it is fun!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/3/2019 11:58 AM, Ted Grant via LUG wrote:
> Hi Sonny,
> Well my friend I surely don't brag about mobility, I use a walker 24hrs a day much like yourself with power to go anywhere. Some days I'm so full of drugs & pills to ease pain. I have someone check my gear to make sure a LEICA M8 WITH "A Voightlander 15s/W" where I use the depth of field to make sure everything is covered by depth of field and wide angle and camera on auto! And I still get some neat S/W shots to cover my buns. And yep sometimes I get many deleters!! :-(
> By the same token an old Can0n SLR with a zoom lens allows a bit of a reach when required.
> ( I sold all my LIECA SLR's 4 bodies and  half dozen lenses) Certainly in error at times? :-(
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Sonny Carter via LUG
> Sent: August-02-19 4:23 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Cc: Sonny Carter
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Friday Flowers SonC
> All you guys bragging about your mobility.  I’m shooting from a power wheelchair these days.  Makes every shot look like I’m using a rolleiflex eyelevel to bellybuttons!
>
> """On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 4:07 PM Steve Barbour via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
>> Hi Ted,
>> I live in a Palace too, imagine 76 yo moi with Parkinson’s, living in a
>> Palace, and all I have to do, is take photos like this….
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW+2019/daguy.jpg.html
> Well STEVE, my "so called "PALACE" isn't really a "PALACE" but rather somewhat like an apartment building with all kinds of recreation, dining, games, exercising rooms etc. for elders to live out their lives!
>>> On Aug 2, 2019, at 10:37 AM,
>   Ted Grant via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi SONNY,....................
>>> VERY NICE INDEED! I WISH I HAD KEPT MY >>LEICA MACRO LENS INSTEAD OF SELLING IT
>>> WHEN MY LIFE TURNED AROUND A FEW YEARS AGO >>AND I FOUND MYSELF HAVING TO USE
>>> A WALKER EVERY WHERE. OH. WELL AT LEAST I >>CAN STILL PHOTOGRAPH THE OTHER
>>> SENIORS LIVING HERE IN OUR "PALACE!" A senior's care home.:-)
>>> cheers,
>>> Dr.ted grant O.C.
> -----Original Message-----
> On Behalf Of Sonny Carter via LUG
>>> Sent: August-01-19 7:07 PM
>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>> Cc: Sonny Carter
>>> Subject: [Leica] Friday Flowers SonC
>>>
>>> Yesterday, after work I drove into the historic district, and found several
>>>> flowers waving and posing shamelessly.
>>> These were in one of my favorite places, Patricia’s (formerly Brad’s)
>> side > yard.  Nice.
>>> https://sonc.com/look/?p=6516
>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>> Sonny
>>> http://sonc.com/look/
>>>
> USA
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> USA.....
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