Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Same sentiment here, on both counts! 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 Mar 30, 2012, at 3:06 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > Ted, My M8 is doing judt fine, it is with me all the time. It works just > like I expect it to. > > Good to see you posting again, and hope the recovery is going well. > > Cheers, > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: tedgrant at shaw.ca > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 7:32:48 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] 60mm Macro on Fuji X Pro 1 > > > All this information about how bad an M8 is I find very interesting, Seems > like it's all bad news owning and using one. > > However for a fleeting moment let's hand an M8 to a talented > photographer, "Here Charlie shoot-up a storm and he has absolutely no idea > how bad all the points made here are on the negative. > So off he goes and produces a million mind blowing images. Everyone is > looking at his incredible results, MOMA in New York hang a beautiful > exhibition of nice sized prints! The ooooohhhhhssss and aaaaawwwwwwssss > are resounding! > > Then the world goes nuts, the M8 becomes the camera of the world simply > because... "THIS GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER DID NOT KNOW ALL THE CRAPPY STUFF THAT > PEOPLE AE POINTING OUT ONLY BECAUSE THEY'RE NEGATIVE THINKERS ABOUT > EQUIPMENT! Instead of "WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW WONT HURT YOU IF YOU THE > PERSON HOLDING THE CAMERA JUST USE HIS MAGNIFICENT IMAGES FROM THE HEART! > > > AND DAMD THE TORPEDOES AND HAS FUN WITHOUT A CLUE ABOUT ALL THIS BACK AND > FORTH GARBAGE OF THINGS WRONG ABOUT IT AND THAT EVERY OTHER EXPOSING > MACHINE (CAMERA) DOES IT BETTER. MAYBE SOME TIMES ALL THE TECHIE STUFF > OVERWHELMS THE "COMMON SENSE OF MANY A PHOTOGRAPHER!" > > Me and my M8 just go out, shoot the assignment with nary a negative > thought about FF and other things and just have a damn fine time happy > snapping away with nary a worry. Client is more than happy, I get paid a > bunch of DOLLARS, M8 get's a pat for a job well done and we simply move > onto the next shoot! > > See folks how simple it can be without all this FLUFF-FLUFF techie > comparison stuff? > > Just passing afternoon offering. :-) > > But you folks go on with all this techie stuff! Me? I'll be out having fun > using my M8 and all the ding-bat things supposedly wrong with it. > > good day. > cheer, > Old doc Ted! :-) Have nice day. > > PS: Oh heck and all you folks who want to smack me/ Please go ahead as > it'll be kind of helpful to assist in my recovery Thank you > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >