Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In my mind when I see someone not using a cell phone for their photography I assume they take photography way more seriously than the average Joe... Who would have from cell phones parted for one second from their cold dead hands for any reason. I walked back last night through the TIME SQUARE area and that gives you a nice sampling of how the average earthling records their life. Mark -------------------- Mark William Rabiner > From: Aram Langhans <leicar at q.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 08:43:59 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Hot news! There is life in film yet. > > On my recent trip to Yosemite, I saw more film cameras than I have in > years. > About 5 or 6 DSLR's. Mostly in the hands of some young (by my standards) > females. > > Usually if I see 2 on a trip that is a lot. > Also have been seeing a lot more Sony DSLR's, mostly in the hands of > European and Canadian tourists. I wonder if Sony is doing more advertising > in those markets than here in the US? > > Aram > > >> From: Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema at gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Hot news! There is life in film yet. >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Message-ID: <BANLkTimnv9z9yp-pSVV+xzS6OkxdQRBt-Q at mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Last Sunday I was with the RFF in London. >> Apart from all the RFF members I saw at least another 10 moslty young >> people >> with film cameras. I even saw a few actually taken pictures with it. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Michiel Fokkea >> >> On 17 May 2011 08:15, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: >> >>> I find cute girls in cutoffs extremely persuasive. >>> >>> On 16 May, 2011, at 22:59 , Mark Rabiner wrote: >>> >>>> On top of very cute young girls in cutoff's taking pictures with >>>> cameras >>>> which they say have film in it I would have also thrown in a few of the >>>> pictures they they took with those cameras with film in it. >>>> Are their pictures better, different or more interesting because of the >>> fact >>>> they their cameras had film in it? The incredibly cute young girls in >>>> the >>>> cutoff jeans and cool cameras that is? >>>> No that's not the point at all the point is how cool the girls look >>>> with >>>> their cameras. >>>> >>>> Jim S. excluded a lot of the people doing most the talking about the >>> joys >>>> and wonders of FILM are the last people you're ever going to see any >>> results >>>> from. >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> -------------------- >>>> Mark William Rabiner >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> From: Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> >>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 16:27:43 -0500 >>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Hot news! There is life in film yet. >>>>> >>>>> Right along with vinyl records. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Lawrence Zeitlin >>>>> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 4:21 PM >>>>> To: Leica LUG >>>>> Subject: > >>>>> >>>>> Teen agers are discovering the joy of film photography. No Leicas but >>> plenty >>>>> of Holgas, Canons. and Minoltas. According to the CNET article film >>> camera >>>>> sales are rising. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20062810-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=254 >>> 7- >>>>> 1_3-0-20&tag=nl.e703 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Larry Z >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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