Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/07

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Subject: [Leica] High ISOs Comparison
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Thu Dec 7 18:25:44 2006
References: <20061206214243.BXP45425@ms03.lnh.mail.rcn.net> <A60E7CFF-A5DD-4A0E-BB3C-7324CEC5BBCA@comcast.net> <7.0.1.0.2.20061207080917.02807240@infoave.net> <43c3d48744166758eda769a953ddebaf@earthlink.net> <45782167.4010301@waltjohnson.com> <7e5b791a420722b4148012d3b05e342f@earthlink.net> <457831F4.40806@waltjohnson.com> <457838E7.30809@mcclary.net> <45785A43.8050501@waltjohnson.com> <f88330251f4d812cf0a669c4d5614e1f@woh.rr.com>

the first time i heard "chimping" was from the late great Sal DiMarco, in 
late 2002, i believe.  i think it was the flurry of rapid finger motions 
which conjured up the image of the deterous chimp.

-rei

On Dec07 19:06, Rob McClure wrote:
> Walt,
> 
> I always heard that the term "chimping" came from the reaction of early 
> digital photographers as they excitedly jumped up and down like monkeys 
> as they admired the images on their screens (and showed the images to 
> anyone who was within earshot).
> 
> Rob
> 
> 
> On Dec 7, 2006, at 1:15 PM, Walt Johnson wrote:
> 
> >I refuse to chimp... I'd love to know where that term originated. 
> >Probably bandied about at Solms before Leica hired some Japanese 
> >engineers to help design the M8?

-- 
Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey


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