[Leica] FS: APO extender conversions, fine prints

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

On 6/10/05 8:51 AM, "Douglas Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> typed:

> You've seen them and admired them on your computer's monitor, now you can
> order a print of your own: fine prints of my photographs, see the 
> selection at
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/ordering.html (CAUTION: some photos made with
> off-topic equipment).
> 
> Lens mount conversions for non-ROM APO-Extenders: don't you wish you could 
> use
> your APO-Extender on your Leicaflex SL?  For US$75 I'll replace the 
> camera-end
> flange so that you can.  Here's what happens: I remove the R-only flange 
> from
> your APO-Extender and replace it with a gently-used Leicaflex-compatible
> flange, returning the original parts to you along with your modified 
> extender.
> With R3 or newer bodies the modified extender works exactly as it did 
> before
> and it now can be used on any Leicaflex body as well, with stop-down 
> metering
> on the SL and SL2.  Satisfaction guaranteed.  Return shipping within North
> America is included, other continents cost extra.  Limited parts supply,
> e-mail for availability doug at wildlightphoto dot com
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 
Doug I at fist mis read your post and thought I was reading something to the
tune of "you've seen my prints in different for sale now you can print one
for your own?"
And I was thinking "what does one charge for a big file of one of your
images for the purpose of fine printing instead of firing over to them a
hard copy of the result of ones own art of print making". If you catch my
drift.

Part of this may be I just got the Photoshop 9 CS2 last night and I'm blown
away but the whole thing one of the things being the browser now has an
automatic stock photo thing in it so if you don't see a nice tree that you
took yourself you can just use one that someone else in the whole wide world
took. It's another Marshall Mcluhan thing all over again for sure!!
It's like why learn to play and maintain a Cello when you can just go out
and by a Yo Yo Ma CD solo Bach lute suites or whatever?

I don't see this happening on the fine art scale. Probably for obvious
reasons. You don't know how they're going to butcher your image and then put
your name on it.
But I think this is going to change some how..

I guess what I'm doing is doing an overlap between schlock stock and the
cream of the crop fine art imagery.
Will they end up in come cases be handled the same?

How's the weather down there in Sacramento I'm thinking about moving down
there?!


Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/