Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Look up the word "verboten". It is perhaps far more sensitive an issue in the United States, a country of people from many different nationalities. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Philippe Orlent Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 3:40 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] melting time? Jeffrey, with all due respect, plz look up the word "boutade". Everything that is following that phrase is proof of the contrary. Kind regards, Philippe Op 14-apr-06, om 21:11 heeft Jeffery Smith het volgende geschreven: > Let me apologize in advance to Karen and Rei. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Philippe > Orlent > Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 2:07 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] melting time? > > > You're right, Barney. Focus is not perfect indeed. > > It was just all auto setting at 400ASA in JPEG. > I still have to discover all the described quirkinesses of the Sony > DSC-R1 by myself. > > Sony? Did I say Sony? Those Japs with Zeiss glass? > Well yes, after comparing a lot of stuff and knowing my shooting > style I melted for its 10,2 MP sensor and 24-120 2.8/4.8 (35mm > equiv.) Zeiss lens. > I know it has a small and strange placed LCD, has a stiffer zoom ring > than my just sold Digilux 2, big RAWs, slow writing times and doesn't > perform as well from 1600 ASA on, but for that money, there is just > no (digital) equivalent. > Even if AF at macro setting focuses on the lips instead of the eyes > (I go manual 90% of the time). > > Since I was granted a Canon budget by the boss of my very own > company, I treated myself to an 8 MP Ricoh GR-D with external VF and > wide(r) conversion lens to have a lill' something pocketable, too. > And I ofcourse needed an upgrade to CS2 since CS doesn't read the > camera's RAWs and a 500 Gb external HD for all the images I'm going > to shoot. > > I guess the M4-2, tri-X and old style developers will be only for > those very special moments from now on... > Anybody I can please with a small Paterson? > > ;-) > > Thanks everybody for looking, > Philippe > > > Op 14-apr-06, om 19:56 heeft Barney Quinn het volgende geschreven: > >> >> >> What a nice shot, and what a nice face. A comment, which is just my >> opinion. On my monitor it looks as if you focused on her lips. They >> seem >> to be razor sharp. I would like to see what this image looks like >> focused on her eyes. >> >> Are you going to say what this new toy is? Or are you going to >> keep us >> in suspense until we drag it out of you.! :-) >> >> Barney >> >> >> >> >> Philippe Orlent wrote: >> >>> Just received a new photographic toy. Had to test it ofcourse on an >>> easy subject: >>> >>> http://www.fullflavor.be/DSC00013.jpg >>> >>> Looking forward to this weekend :-) >>> >>> Thanks for looking and evt. commenting. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> -- >> Barney Quinn, Jr. >> (301) 688-1982 (O) >> (240) 535-3036 (C) >> (877) 220-0981 (P) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information