Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Congratulations, Mark. Have fun! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] D700 > Well I have just got back from B&H on the subway with the camera and am > heading out to read the manual in a coffee shop, Barnes and Noble on 82nd > and Bway. > Its very fast and big and bright. Feeling enabled to the max. > If I was wearing a Jet Jackson rocket belt I'd not be feeling more > enabled. > Full moon at 8:36 PM that's about 6 hours from now. This on no sleep. > TGIF FM > > My 24 to 85 G lens seems to be all I'd need 99.9 of the time. > > > > -------------------- > Mark D700 Rabiner Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > mark at rabinergroup.com > > > >> From: Mark William Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:52:43 -0400 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] D700 >> >> I did a search for Japanese elves and first got bad news (they don't have >> any) but then found this: >> " Vintage Pixies-Elves Shelf-Sitters Figurines Japan (including 1 bearing >> ?Nippon Yoko Boeki Co.? Mark" >> http://www.goantiques.com/scripts/images,id,1582929.html >> Elves from Japan. I think they helped put the super multi coating on the >> Nikon lenses and were responsible for some of the components in some of >> the >> older Nikon bodies. Not sure if they can do digital. >> >> >> >> -------------------- >> Mark William Rabiner Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb >> mark at rabinergroup.com >> >> >> >>> From: Kyle Cassidy <leicaslacker at gmail.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:42:46 -0400 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] D700 >>> >>> The Leica d700 I think is really the digital equivalent of the f100 >>> (albeit >>> you can shoot 2,000 photos before you have to reload instead of 36). >>> It's >>> fast >>> and the metering is very accurate and it talks well with the flash. It's >>> a >>> pretty marvelous thing. I do love mine. I have the external battery pack >>> on >>> mine which imho improves the balance with big lenses as well as letting >>> you >>> go >>> on a week + long photo excursion without having to worry about >>> recharging. >>> >>> Thank you elves of solms! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 20, 2010, at 12:33 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>> >>>> This lug thing is really very weird like a mini Facebook!!!. Peter and >>>> Harold both guys who I didn't think cared much bout what I would be up >>>> to >>>> sent me off list notes on my burgeoning D700 which I mentioned in >>>> passing. >>>> Really gives me the warm and fuzzes! >>>> I could kick myself for letting it go as long as it did it was like I >>>> was in >>>> limbo. But I'm turning 60 in January and so its no time to sit around. >>>> I'll be posting photos first day I'm sure hope you like them! I'd think >>>> this >>>> week or next. >>>> >>>> >>>> Mark >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > >