From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Thu Jul 1 14:35:36 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2021 07:35:36 -0700 Subject: [Leica] IMG: A new addition In-Reply-To: <47BD6810-86C5-4CD6-803A-DF798FC711BD@gmail.com> References: <47BD6810-86C5-4CD6-803A-DF798FC711BD@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1E544CDB-E4A6-4824-9E73-39CF876C287D@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> Wonderful. -- From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Sat Jul 3 00:04:21 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:04:21 -0400 Subject: [Leica] Four Enhanced Photos In-Reply-To: <52C211F8-DA4F-45FF-8C70-626A51CDAF3F@bex.net> References: <52C211F8-DA4F-45FF-8C70-626A51CDAF3F@bex.net> Message-ID: > By the way, I use Safari as I?m sure many other Gallery users do as > well. I get no issues. What problems were you having? The version of Safari that is part of MacOS version "Mojave" (10.14) is no longer able to do uploads of binary files. Upgrading beyond Mojave fixes the Safari problem, but removes compatibility with Adobe CS6. From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Sat Jul 3 13:12:42 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2021 09:12:42 -0400 Subject: [Leica] Q2 question In-Reply-To: <1F945052-8E23-42CC-8FFD-174A36D17E46@bex.net> References: <1F945052-8E23-42CC-8FFD-174A36D17E46@bex.net> Message-ID: This doesn't seem so much like a Q2 question as it does a DNG management question. I know Lightroom can rewrite DNS previews, and I'm pretty sure Bridge can do it. A mis-specified setting on the Q2 is how you got DNGs with the wrong previews in them, but I believe the fix is a matter of postprocessing software. From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Mon Jul 5 15:47:07 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:47:07 -0400 Subject: [Leica] softcover version of LUG Yearbook 2020 is now available Message-ID: <9f1475f15fe094419828a3c56b63df2c@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> See http://leica-users.org/yearbook/ The softcover version is US$20 cheaper. Blurb doesn't like softcover books with less than 100 pages, so I added 2 pages to the 98-page hardcover yearbook. Here is a direct link to the softcover version: https://www.blurb.com/b/10775805-lug-yearbook-2020-softcover From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Mon Jul 5 20:10:20 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:10:20 -0400 Subject: [Leica] Yearbook arrived! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0316879c31242aa9644b9c9f6269a82d@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> Impressive. I haven't received mine yet. On 2021-07-05 15:53, Peter Dzwig wrote: > Thanks Brian for doing an outstanding job, despite getting Covid! > > Guys, there are some really great photos in there - as ever. I hope you > enjoy it as much as I am. > > Thanks again to one and all, > > Peter From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Sun Jul 11 02:26:21 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2021 19:26:21 -0700 Subject: [Leica] Waiting Room 3am In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: My congratulations to all involved. On 2021-07-10 10:36, CartersXRd via LUG wrote: > 6 pounds 2 ounces-two weeks early > > Miles Edward Carter > > everyone well and healthy > > https://2021.cartersxrd.net/2021.06.29.html > > ric > > > >> On Jul 10, 2021, at 1:17 PM, Aram Langhans via LUG >> wrote: >> >> So, what was the final outcome? Inquiring minds want to know. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Mon Jul 12 14:12:23 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:12:23 -0700 Subject: [Leica] Lug Yearbook 2020 has landed In-Reply-To: <8E830C7A-B97A-4E13-BDC8-C88A66CAFD7C@gmail.com> References: <8E830C7A-B97A-4E13-BDC8-C88A66CAFD7C@gmail.com> Message-ID: <37bf140f0223fcec7832e8ebc3f1694f@reid.org> > > I like the paper used on my copy, which helps the rendition a lot, and > reminds me of Ilfomar grain, so long ago. The paper is Mohawk Superfine Ultrawhite 160: https://www.mohawkconnects.com/products/paper/mohawk-superfine?item=96-20-1772 > Once again, from Alice and I, MERCi Brian, de la belle ouvrage, > chapeau bas Monsieur ! :-) Je n'ai pas fait le beau travail, sauf pour inclure deux photos de mes petits-enfants. From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Tue Jul 13 02:57:02 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2021 19:57:02 -0700 Subject: [Leica] Edwin Edwards 1927-2021 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > This shot was in 2011 at a party in Marthaville thrown by > Robert and Laurie Gentry > . I can't see any picture at that URL matching your description. From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Tue Jul 13 03:42:15 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:42:15 -0700 Subject: [Leica] Edwin Edwards 1927-2021 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4606719e2b643029bcffb9333a04e644@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> That works. Great picture. On 2021-07-12 20:25, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote: > Sorry, the link went further down, don?t know why the link to Laurie > showed > up here. > > https://sonc.com/look/?p=7284 > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 9:57 PM Brian Reid > wrote: > >> > This shot was in 2011 at a party in Marthaville thrown by >> > Robert and Laurie Gentry >> > < >> https://www.facebook.com/laurie.gentry.3?__cft__[0]=AZVw2iFXJk_dcj1Sm1KbII4unqexqcarcJttRIT9yHh7e1EEmpN7h3j3vAmbBlw_jli7lKyneCUbtf-lR4o0QivXq1lDShP_sdxE4F7g5btb1Ug9asFtdwAoP3COZ1ivux8&__tn__=-]K*F >> >. >> >> I can't see any picture at that URL matching your description. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Tue Jul 13 20:01:11 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:01:11 -0700 Subject: [Leica] GREY-SCALE DROPS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <63dfb01661664576ec8d7e780dbf0857@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> Raindrops? Isn't Texas supposed to be enmeshed in a megadrought? On 2021-07-13 12:04, Bill Clough via LUG wrote: > USA > TEXAS > VICTORIA > > Hi there ? > > Here is the latest s ubmission ? raindrops on a windowpane: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bill1941/2021+PHOTOGRAPHS/GREY-SCALE+DROPS.jpg.html > > Gallery: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bill1941/ From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Wed Jul 14 21:10:11 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:10:11 -0700 Subject: [Leica] Advice for what M Kit to take to Santa Fe NM and Taos is a few weeks In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5eceaa8da0ec568e4587b69c6c96c00b@reid.org> My strongest piece of advice for your trip is to manage a meal at Rancho de Chimayo, a 40-minute drive north of Santa Fe. I consider it to be the most consistently excellent traditional-style Mexican restaurant in the country. And the chiles grown there -- Chimayo -- are like nothing you have ever tasted. http://www.ranchodechimayo.com/ From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Sat Jul 17 23:54:31 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2021 16:54:31 -0700 Subject: [Leica] Leica Elmar 90mm f4 LTM Message-ID: <3D5FF9C4-95F8-4EB2-81F6-21CA3BF3B2BE@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> ?That is my favorite portrait lens of all time. -- -- > On Jul 17, 2021, at 3:38 PM, Jeffery Smith via LUG wrote: > > ?My Erwin Puts books are back home in Louisiana. Does anyone have experience or insight into this particular lens? I would like the vintage portrait look, and this model doesn't seem particularly coveted, at least not if price is an indicator. > > Jeffery > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Sun Jul 18 00:22:52 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2021 17:22:52 -0700 Subject: [Leica] Leica Elmar 90mm f4 LTM Message-ID: <608E8FCF-9C27-4441-9FE0-59CB254A64A4@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> ?I?ll see if I can find some portraits I made with it. -- -- > On Jul 17, 2021, at 5:00 PM, Jeffery Smith via LUG wrote: > > ?That is very good to hear. I ran across an image on the 'net that used that lens. I did a quick search of ebay and one was going for about $225 in mint condition, so i snapped it up. I attempted to use it yesterday on a IIIg, but the sprocket didn't engage and the film didn't advance. I'm going to try it again at a barbecue tomorrow. > > Thanks, Brian > > Jeff > >> On Jul 17, 2021, at 4:54 PM, Brian Reid wrote: >> That is my favorite portrait lens of all time. >> -- >> -- >>>> On Jul 17, 2021, at 3:38 PM, Jeffery Smith via LUG wrote: >>> ?My Erwin Puts books are back home in Louisiana. Does anyone have experience or insight into this particular lens? I would like the vintage portrait look, and this model doesn't seem particularly coveted, at least not if price is an indicator. >>> Jeffery >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Sun Jul 18 22:50:28 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2021 15:50:28 -0700 Subject: [Leica] 13 sample portraits using my Elmar 90 f/4 LTM on a IIIf In-Reply-To: References: <3D5FF9C4-95F8-4EB2-81F6-21CA3BF3B2BE@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> Message-ID: <6c6b4e8485b92fbf1c9ebf65d2400b8d@reid.org> I poked around and found 13 pictures that I am certain were taken with my Elmar 90 f/4. I almost always shot it wide open, but I never wrote that kind of information down so I can't be sure. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bkreid/elmar90f4/ Most of these pictures are from a trip I took to Paris in the summer of 1972. This is because on that trip, I had only the Elmar 90 and a 35 with me, and obviously none of these was taken with a 35. So I didn't have to stop and ponder what lens I had used. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bkreid/elmar90f4/ All Tri-X at ASA400 (the ISO wasn't created for at least another 10 years after these pictures were taken). Developed in HC-110 and scanned on a Nikon LS-4000. It is unusual for me to post pictures of anything but my grandchildren, but I have done other stuff, too.... I tracked down the parents of the two boys shown in picture #7 and sent them each an 8x10 print. Back then it was common to use US paper sizes for European frames, but a decade later it was all A4. From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Mon Jul 19 00:25:26 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2021 17:25:26 -0700 Subject: [Leica] 13 sample portraits using my Elmar 90 f/4 LTM on a IIIf In-Reply-To: <39b71631-1b09-2406-9ad8-f40aaddb5ee9@gmail.com> References: <3D5FF9C4-95F8-4EB2-81F6-21CA3BF3B2BE@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> <6c6b4e8485b92fbf1c9ebf65d2400b8d@reid.org> <39b71631-1b09-2406-9ad8-f40aaddb5ee9@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1c5e53c7c4ac7bbcc0845eb56e9fbfb8@reid.org> > Today's lenses are engineered to be SHARP, CRISP, HIGH CONTRAST. > Katy is none of these.? ( old 90 ELmar) > Stay with what you like. I did. I love the look of images from my old 90 Elmar. So do my subjects. I'm suspicious of lenses that are sharper than my eyes. I have a 75 Summicron-M APO F/2 for when I want sharp and crisp and contrasty. I can't use it on my IIIf, of course. But mostly these days I use my Q2, which has a fixed 28/1.7 Summilux and a zillion pixels. I bet there is a Thambar plugin for Lightroom if I want to get rid of sharp and crisp. From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Mon Jul 19 04:52:24 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2021 21:52:24 -0700 Subject: [Leica] Sunday Shot In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I think it's algae. On 2021-07-18 19:50, Don Dory via LUG wrote: > Looks like a construction sight upstream doesn't have the proper silt > fencing up. > > On Sun, Jul 18, 2021, 8:40 PM Bernard Quinn via LUG > > wrote: > >> High Summer on the C&O Canal?. >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Barney/High+Summer+C_amp_O+Canal.jpg.html >> < >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Barney/High+Summer+C_amp_O+Canal.jpg.html >> > >> >> Comments and Criticisms Welcome! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Barney >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Tue Jul 20 01:13:54 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 18:13:54 -0700 Subject: [Leica] Mail delivery issues with MSN, Outlook, Hotmail Message-ID: <53a3cf6087065f0c154ba3a305017801@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> Microsoft blacklisted the LUG sometime last week, which meant that LUG mail to @msn.com, @hotmail.com, and @outlook.com was being blocked. I believe that they have removed the blacklisting, so that mail is again flowing to those subscribers. I'm a little afraid that some people might have been auto-unsubscribed, but I'm not yet sure what to do about that. I am working on convincing Microsoft to make this permanent. In this modern world, big email companies are increasingly suspicious of communication that does not come from other big email companies. Us little guys are often stepped on. From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Tue Jul 20 13:52:22 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:52:22 -0700 Subject: [Leica] Mail delivery issues with MSN, Outlook, Hotmail In-Reply-To: <2e1f01c9-2195-5a44-bdcf-0343dfaba2ae@iol.ie> References: <53a3cf6087065f0c154ba3a305017801@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> <2e1f01c9-2195-5a44-bdcf-0343dfaba2ae@iol.ie> Message-ID: <1cfb6ba6efdca4ffbafe4f574e44a300@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> Interesting. I conclude thatt MSN must have regional servers and not all of them had implemented the blacklisting. On 2021-07-20 03:32, Douglas Barry wrote: > Brian, I just checked my hotmail and there seems to be posts from the > LUG on it for every day of last week. However your email about the > delivery issues DOESN'T appear on my hotmail a/c. I've replied from my > hotmail, and this is from from my normal email now as well. > > I don't appear to have been auto-unsubscribed and in fact saw my own > email sent to the LUG in my Hotmail. > > Douglas > > > > > On 20/07/2021 02:13, Brian Reid wrote: >> Microsoft blacklisted the LUG sometime last week, which meant that LUG >> mail to @msn.com, @hotmail.com, and @outlook.com was being blocked. >> >> I believe that they have removed the blacklisting, so that mail is >> again flowing to those subscribers. I'm a little afraid that some >> people might have been auto-unsubscribed, but I'm not yet sure what to >> do about that. >> >> I am working on convincing Microsoft to make this permanent. In this >> modern world, big email companies are increasingly suspicious of >> communication that does not come from other big email companies. Us >> little guys are often stepped on. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us Tue Jul 20 16:49:13 2021 From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:49:13 -0700 Subject: [Leica] Leica Elmar 90mm f4 LTM In-Reply-To: <1A7BFBBE-D0D1-4A03-9837-86618D0B486B@mac.com> References: <1A7BFBBE-D0D1-4A03-9837-86618D0B486B@mac.com> Message-ID: <41ab30cab921d07fba2ea86b5d240844@mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> Delightful. Those are the kind of portraits I like best. On 2021-07-20 09:24, Jeffery Smith via LUG wrote: > I've had the opportunity to shoot some film in the 90/4 Elmar. FP4+ in > ID-11 (1+3). Taken at a backyard barbecue. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Jeffery+Smith/Nicholle+and+Buddy.jpg.html > > > Jeffery > >> On Jul 20, 2021, at 6:27 AM, Alan Magayne-Roshak via LUG >> wrote: >> >> Per the discussion on the Elmar 90mm f4 LTM, I think it might almost >> be too >> sharp for a portrait lens. I took this when my only lenses for my M3 >> were >> the 50 Summicron >> collapsible and this 1946 Elmar 90 that I bought for $49.00 in 1974. >> The >> stop was f/5.6. View large and notice the stray hair on the cheek. >> >> < >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Portraits/Charisse/19750712_MR_Charisse_2.jpg.html >>> >> >> -- >> Alan >> >> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services >> (Retired) >> UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 >> UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 >> amagayneroshak at gmail.com >> >> >> "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate >> for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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