Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good to hear a fellow biker (cycling) on this forum. To give another example of Leica vs digital is a cyclist who only rides vintage steel bikes, and would never straddle a bike made of titanium, carbon fibre, or any of the other exotic materials. - --- patrick jelliffe <pbjbike@yahoo.com> wrote: > Happy Thanksgiving ALL, > > What are 'Leica photos'? Pictures taken with Leica > cameras AND lenses? Pictures taken with Leica > lenses > on non-Leica bodies? Pictures taken with non-Leica > lenses on Leica bodies? What about Minolta > rangefinders? From what I've gleaned in a short > time > on this forum is that more than a few people are > using > Voigtlander/Canon/Nikon lenses on their Leicas. A > few > have mentioned Bessa R bodies. Lots of > communication > about digital cameras that are made by Panasonic(!) > under a license with Leica. Seems like a pretty gray > landscape already. > > Reminds me of the continuing intercine battle > between > mountain bikers and 'roadies'. I used to be > alternately bemused or enraged, depending on my > mood, > when commuting on different bicycles over the Golden > Gate Bridge. Days when I rode my mountain bike, I > would get "the nod" or a wake ONLY from other > mountain > bikers. Nobby tires were shunned by roadies, and my > waves were ignored. The very next day might find me > on > my (personally built) Merlin road bike, and those > same > self-righteous mountain bikers would almost never > return a wave, not recognizing me on "skinny tires", > and the roadies were all smiles. I've always > considered anyone on a bike, of any kind, a brother > or > sister, and this distinction of class is truly > abhorrent. > > Fellow photographers who are unobrusive, take their > work seriously, respect the history of the craft, > and > are eager to learn from whatever source they can, > are > also brethren. On the LUC, maybe we should be more > concerned with artistic alliance and support rather > than drawing distinctions based on someones choice > of > equipment. Or maybe only card, (warranty), carrying > Leica owners should be allowed to be part of the > LUC? > > > How would Oscar Bannarck feel about the SLR, to say > nothing of digital cameras? He'd be at the > forefront > of innovation now just as he was 80 years ago, and > would welcome the examination of rival technology, > tools, and debate. > > > Patrick > > > --- Gerry Walden <gwpics@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > From: "Gerry Walden" <gwpics@ntlworld.com> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Subject: RE: [Leica] D100 photos > > Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 20:59:56 -0000 > > > > Really nice photos but is it just me that > questions > > why non- Leica photos > > are posted on the Leica board? > > > > Gerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On > > Behalf Of Sam Krneta > > Sent: 28 November 2002 20:39 > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: RE: [Leica] D100 photos > > > > > > Oh boy! > > > > Sam Krneta > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] > On > > Behalf Of Michael > > Cahill > > Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 12:24 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: [Leica] D100 photos > > > > Greetings all, > > > > I've uploaded a few images taken with a Nikon D100 > > last weekend. As > > always, comments are appreciated. > > > > > > http://homepage.mac.com/thlrlgrp/PhotoAlbum5.html > > > > Mike Cahill > > > > (sorry about the duplicate mailing, I needed to > send > > a correct subject) > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html