[Leica] LUG yearbook

[Peter Dzwig]

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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Dr. Peter Dzwig