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Subject: [Leica] Couple of E-330 shots -- Naming the Leicapus
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Thu Mar 9 10:09:32 2006
References: <030920061804.5248.44106E3E00066F7E0000148022070216330B040A070001080C9C0B9B@comcast.net>

Olyca, Leipus

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 3/9/06, leicaluvr@comcast.net <leicaluvr@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Come on Luggers, let's show a little more creativity here --
> Leicapus?  O-Leica?  (remember the O-product)?  Leimpus?  Oleimpus?
>
> Tom Schofield
>
>
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
> >  Looks really mean with Leica glass on it. Is the body really so tiny?
> > Leic-anthro-pus? (Leica-human-olympus -  sounds like a good combination
> > - spelled slightly differently it's a werewolf :-) )
> > Douglas
> >
> > Gary Todoroff wrote:
> >
> > >Bruce - Shorter is usually better, true. But something poetic in
> > >"O-Lymp-a-Leic" kept bouncing around. Reminds me of some old 60's song,
> "In
> > >the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight." Then the
> chorus is
> > >o-wik-a-wac or something like that. Or at least something like
> > >O-Lymp-a-Leic.
> > >
> > >
> > Wim-o-way - IMMSMW
> >
> > >Thanks for leic-o-pine-ing!
> > >Gary
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: lug-bounces+datamaster=northcoastphotos.com@leica-users.org
> > >[mailto:lug-bounces+datamaster=northcoastphotos.com@leica-users.org]On
> > >Behalf Of bruce
> > >Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:06 AM
> > >To: Leica Users Group
> > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Couple of E-330 shots
> > >
> > >
> > >Gray, like others, I guess, I have been thinking about the name since
> > >you posted .................. and can only come-up with a shortened
> > >version version, with a more playful name ................
> > >OLYLEIC ................... OLYCON .....................
> > >OLYNIK ................Pronounce it.
> > >
> > >B.
> > >
> > >On 9-mrt-2006, at 9:33, Gary Todoroff wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Great demo shot of Mr. Le, Neal! Any other camera and you would
> > >>have been
> > >>dusting yourself off after the shot and rubbing your knees,
> > >>depending on
> > >>your age. Isn't that live mode flip screen great? Just set the
> > >>E-330 on the
> > >>floor and look down like a TLR. And what a perspective from that
> > >>7-14mm,
> > >>too.
> > >>
> > >>HCB would have made this camera positively DANCE down the street!
> > >>At LHSA in
> > >>San Francisco when I tried to describe this kind of camera/photo
> > >>creativity
> > >>to a Leica Rep, his only reply was, "That is not an M!"
> > >>
> > >>Good grief! Fortunately Mr Leitz did not say to Mr Barnack, "Das
> > >>ist nicht a
> > >>Press Kamera!"
> > >>
> > >>Just added a few more photos to my OlympuLeic Blog at
> > >>http://www.northcoastphotos.com/OlympuLeic.htm - nothing taken WITH
> > >>the new
> > >>E-330 yet, but some interesting ones OF it with the Leica adapter.
> > >>
> > >>Gary Todoroff
> > >>Tree LUGger
> > >>
> > >><<
> > >>Seems as if the new Olympus E-330 is getting popular with the LUG
> > >>group, I
> > >>just picked up mine today.
> > >>Here are a couple of shots taken in the Camera shop;
> > >>
> > >>The owner Mr. Le,
> > >>
> > >>http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/phat2a.jpg.html
> > >>
> > >>And salesman Rob,
> > >>
> > >>http://www.photoneal.com/photos/photos_05/tn/P1010004a.jpg.html
> > >>
> > >>I'm also a part time salesman but today I was a customer.
> > >>The lens for both shots was the 7-14mm f4  both were shot at ISO 800.
> > >>
> > >>Neal F
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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> > >
> > >
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