Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We use it as a gentler form of "forbidden". I realize that the social mores of Europe and the United States are not identical. But in the past 50 years we (in the US) have tried to eradicate ethnic slurs to a fault. It is relatively uncommon to see them in motion pictures any more, and they are virtually never heard on television. 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 5:03 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] melting time? Sorry, but 'verboten' has a kind of strange ring for most people living in Europe still thinking about a period of more than 60 years ago. Op 14-apr-06, om 23:53 heeft Jeffery Smith het volgende geschreven: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. 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