Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dick, Nice set of photos. Thanks for the photos of the seminar. I´ve got to make sure I get to it next year. Gene -------------- Original message from "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor_post@comcast.net>: -------------- > I've posted photos of come of the attendees of the Rockport 2008 meet > in this album: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/rockport_2008/ > or > http://tinyurl.com/6nso2q > > There are two pages. All the B&W people pictures were taken with my > Leica M3, the four color people pictures were taken with my D300 as > were the final four shots in and around Rockport. > > If I've misidentified anyone or you can tell me who the TBDs are, > please let me know. > > Although Carl has been very flexible regarding what kinds of cameras > we use at these meets, I felt it was simply wrong to show up at what > is nominally a Leica meet without at least some Leica gear, so I > brought along my M3, MR4 meter and a 60's era black 50 mm Summicron > lens. Using some year-out-of-date Kodak BW400CN I found in the > 'fridge, I carried the camera with me to all the meetings and took > pictures when I felt the urge. The negatives were scanned with a > Nikon 5000ED scanner and downsized for the LUG. > > I had forgotten what an astonishing camera the M3 is! I hadn't used > it in five years. It's so easy to use, so little in the way, and > produces such fine results - even 50 years after it was made and after > five years of moldering in a drawer. It's a reminder, too, of the > capital-Q Quality that brought us to Leica in the first place. > > Regards, > > Dick > off-list comments to r.s.taylor at comcast dot net please. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information