Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/04
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> At 08:58 PM 10/4/96 -0400, George Zachar wrote:
> >Responding to Marc Small:
> >
> >Uh, what's an MTF test? And, in plain English, is
> >it possible to explain how intentional lens aberrations
> >can be made to selectively fuzz parts of an image and
> >not others?
> >
> >I am genuinely curious. I am thinking of sinking a lot
> >of money into a camera system, and if you can prove your
> >point, my decision will lean toward seasoned Leicas.
>
> MTF: Modulation Transfer Function -- "... a graphical representation of
> image quality that eliminates the need for decision making by the
> observer."
> Stroebel, et al., Photographic Materials & Processes, p. 405. Please
> do not
> bother the group with items easily ascertainable in your Village
> Library.
>
> I've already explained the manner in which Max Berek shaped Leitz lens
> design. Beyond this, please consult the (now-retired) geniuses of
> Wetzlar.
> Gianni Rogliatti will put you in touch with them.
>
> As to your selected camera system, choose what you will: I do not know
> what
> a "seasoned Leica" is -- save that mine are pretty well pounded!
> Perhaps
> you might be happier sinking your "lots of money" into a simpler system
> such
> as Canon or Nikon.
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!From owner-anglican@AMERICAN.EDU Sat Oct 5 21:50:52 1996
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Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 00:43:06 -0400
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Subject: Re: Feline prayer request
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Susan,
My best kitty prayers for Kurt cat -- we'll include him in our intercessions
tomorrow morning at Trinity's Blessing of the Animals. Diabetes is a tricky
thing to deal with no matter what critter it afflicts! My prayers for you,
too, as you seek the right dosages for him.
Mary Sicilia
Portland, OR -- where we will also be celebrating Holy Smoke's first year
anniversary as the Trinity Cathedral cat -- thank God!
ERICAN.EDU Fri Oct 4 21:52:30 1996
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To: ANGLICAN@american.edu
Subject: Re: small, wise,
wonderful creatures (long; and was: no respecter of liturgy)
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Christine asks:
>And how do other Anglican churches deal with children?
This has been the subject of many threads on this list over the years. On
the whole, as an educator in this branch of Christ's Church, I'd say we are
improving. But every once in awhile I get insights from our youngest members
which bring us up short.
Last weekend, for example, our YA (Journey to Young Adulthood class of 6th
graders)
held up the mirror for me again. As part of their YA program, they do a
"story line," among other things, creating their own members, figuring out
their own name (this year's group is "The Church of the Open Arms" which beat
out "The Church of the Blue Fungus" by three votes!), creating their own
symbols, sacraments, and outreach programsand figuring out what their church
is going to do with our space at Trinity. Great debates were going on. The
group was split between putting a labyrinth or a playground for the little
kids in the courtyard. After much heated debate, they decided that the
labyrinth ought to go in the courtyard, but the playground could go behind
the fence next to the cathedral building --- where we currently have the
ashes of several people buried. When the potential playgrounds proximity to
the cathedral proper was pointed out, one kid said, "What do you think the
adults would do when they heard all those little kids squelling and running
around the playground just outside their service?" Another kid responded,
"Who cares? At least they'd know they're there!"
Ouch!!!
Another oucher in the same discussion: the group voted unanimously to
reverse the spaces currently used for adult and children's education because
then the adults would know how dirty, cold, and dank it is in the basement!
The YA and programs like it are positive indicators that we are becoming a
more children/young people oriented church, but "out of the mouths of babes"
(or in this case, pre-teens) comes what is probably the larger truth.