Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Dancing and Architecture, was Canon EOS for Leica-style...sorry!
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 07:19:45 +0100
References: <003a01c16bea$e27719a0$7600a8c0@tbirdad>

Colin,

These are lovely shots, and the fact that some of them were taken with
infidel equipment matters not one bit.

Nathan

Colin wrote:

> Last month I had a photo assignment in New York.  It was an awards
> ceremony for local teachers, school administrators, and students whose
> actions on September 11th were exemplary or otherwise awardable.  My job
> was simple: to get shots of the celebrities, the kids, and the awardees.
> The gear?  Leica M6 + Noctilux, and Canon EOS-1HS+28-105mm zoom+540EZ
> speedlight.  Those in attendance, among others, were Penny Marshall,
> Ellen Barkin, and Quincy Jones.   My only point here is that as a paid
> photographer, I have managed to boogie with buildings.
>
> Here are some shots for everyone's enjoyment.  The goofy guy in the
> third shot was the other photographer - a friend of mine and a big fan
> of EB.
>
> http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis01.jpg
> http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis02.jpg
> http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis03.jpg
> http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis04.jpg
> http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis05.jpg
> http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis06.jpg
> http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis08.jpg
> http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis09.jpg
> http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis10.jpg
> http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis11.jpg
> http://www.availabledark.com/images/cis12.jpg
>
> I hope you like them.
>
> OK, for all three of you that have gotten this far, I'd also like to
> take some responsibility for this scratchy thread.  Simon privately sent
> me a very gracious and complimentary email last week, asking me nearly
> the same questions; he'd seen my low-light work with Canon gear and
> wanted some input.  I was too slow to respond.  Tardy, but not
> negligent.  Perhaps if I had done so more quickly, we wouldn't be
> throwing rocks at each other.  Simon and the LUG, I apologize.
>
> Regards,
> Colin
> http://www.availabledark.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Mark
> Rabiner
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 6:00 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon EOS for Leica-style...sorry!
> But a Leica M or R bumping up agonist an EOS for me would be like
> wearing a red shirt and orange pants. (And i guess you'd have to pull
> out the  white shoes for that outfit) they go together like dancing and
> architecture.
> http://www.explodingdog.com/pictures/two28/thatslikedan.html
>
> Mark Rabiner
>
> Portland, Oregon
> USA
>
> http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/
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