Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 16, 2012, at 11:03 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Great winning shot, and I like your list. Pentax was the very first > "serious" camera I ever owned (a Pentax Super Program bought in 1985) and > I have remained somewhat partial to the brand, with a Pentax K5 being the > main companion to my Leica M8 outfit. likewise for me Nathan, a Pentax Spotmatic purchased in Zurich in the late 60's....I still have it, it still works fine.... Steve > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > > YNWA > > > > On Jan 12, 2012, at 4:26 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: > >> Late last year I found out that I won a First Place in the News and >> Features category in the University Photographers Association of America >> (UPAA) monthly image competition for October, and I finally got around to >> puting this up on the gallery: >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Work/Final_Effort_MR_7919.jpg.html> >> >> And since I'm nearer the end of my career than the beginning, I thought >> it might be fun to take a look at which cameras I've used for >> award-winning pictures. Some cameras on the list might be surprising, >> and I'm pleased to say I won the most with Leica M's. >> >> In descending order of wins: >> Leica M - 23 >> Pentax - 21 >> Olympus OM - 19 >> Nikon - 11 >> Hasselblad - 9 >> Canon EOS 1(film) - 3 >> Rolleicord - 2 >> Sinar 4x5 - 2 >> Roshak home made 4x5 - 2 >> Konica III RF - 2 >> Canon EOS 5D Mk II digital - 2 >> Leica IIIc - 1 >> Revolving Back 4x5 Auto Graflex - 1 >> Ansco Super Speedex RF - 1 >> Rolleiflex - 1 >> Kodak DCS 560 digital - 1 >> Canon EOS 1D digital - 1 >> Canon EOS 30D digital - 1 >> >> Alan >> >> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >> UPAA POY 1978 >> University Information Technology Services >> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ >> >> "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate >> for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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