[Leica] LUG yearbook

Wed Sep 25 15:08:01 PDT 2019

Hi Mark,
The one thing that drives me crazy all the time and that is the "TECHIE STUFF" so many folks get hung-up on? TESTING LENSES ETC.?
When in many cases it's the person operating the camera who hangs it up? "WHY?" 
Well heck anyone can read all the instructions in the manual that came with the CAMERA? THEN TEST THEIR BRAINS OUT? 
HOWEVER??? If that person can't "see the "picture magic moment" first?" as it pops through their eyeballs and the magic moment isn't seen by them?
It doesn't mean anything to any future viewer!
Nor camera in the world, no matter how much it costs? IT'S ONLY AS GOOD AS THE EYES & BRAIN" ? re-action time of the photog, despite what all the advertising says the camera can do!!
ANY "CAMERA?" IT DOESNT MATTER WHICH ONE IS STILL ONLY GOING TO BE AS GOOD AS THE "photog" seeing the magic moment first? If the photog "clicks it fast enough to capture it?"
Many don't "SEE THE SPLIT SECOND OF THE absolute magical MOMENT?" 
ERGO? NEITHER DOES THE CAMERA! OOPS!
CHEERS,
Dr.Ted Grant O.C.

-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner
Sent: September-23-19 8:46 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG yearbook

Ted! A nice post to read. You've been my main mentor for a couple of decades now if you knew it or not and on this post I do agree with every tiny detail of what you're saying here tech wise and other wise.
One key thing I hope people notice you're saying here is that you stop down a reasonable about to get depth of field. 
Many  people here seem to feel like they've got to open the thing all the way all the time or the heavens will rain fire down upon them, then don't get their focus.  Lots of bokeh though.
When they read that you stop down they won't be afraid to do it themselves.
Me, I'm at f5.6 on wides and f8 as a default on normal and tele's kind a guy. Day or night. That way I just might actually get the thing in focus. And a few other things too.   Always nice. Some things you can't reshoot. I don’t mind getting every little thing in focus front to back. 
"How's the bokeh on that lens"? "Don't know don't care".

-- 

Mark William Rabiner
Photographer

On 9/23/19, 9:27 PM, "LUG on behalf of Ted Grant via LUG" <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of lug at leica-users.org> 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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