Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/03

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Subject: [Leica] MM day 2
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 07:39:07 -0700
References: <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E99651B493@WHIZZMAIL02.whizz.org> <CC66E902.23000%mark@rabinergroup.com> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E99651DED8@WHIZZMAIL02.whizz.org> <097A3A0B-CF64-4A4A-8704-8A26E682FFD4@usjet.net>

In addition, he likes to pontificate about equipment with which he has no 
experience.

And he defines photography as endless mental masturbation in Photoshop.

Cheers,
Nathan

On 31 Aug 2012, at 20:38, Robert Meier wrote:

> John --
> 
> Mark goes out of his way to be insulting, and he's gotten quite good at it 
> because of all the practice he's had.
> 
> Robert
> 
> On Aug 31, 2012, at 9:25 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:
> 
>> So how do these images need finishing? Especially as I said they were 
>> just to get to grips with the camera rather than as art, it also lets 
>> others see what things look like. 
>> 
>> Have you ever edited an M9 shot to know what they need?
>> 
>> Or do you think I am shooting JPEG in camera?
>> 
>> Either way, I regard this message as quite insulting
>> 
>> john
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 
>>> From where I sit I cant help wondering why a person who can't bother post
>> processing his images and only shows jpegs right out of the box needs to 
>> be on his second 8 thousand dollar camera body.  Is this going to let him 
>> off the hook and produce perfect images with no need to actually finish 
>> them?
>> That's not really going to happen is it? It should be so great if someone 
>> who actually gave a s*&^ had access to a Leica Monochrom camera or an M9.
>> A huge difference between throwing money from bottomless pockets  at ones 
>> supposed photography interest and actually DOING IT.
>> 
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:31:07 +0000
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] MM day 2
>>> 
>>> It is the subtle gradation which I have never managed with a converted 
>>> M9 shot, still learning how it reacts but looks promising...
>>> 
>>> john
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> 
>>> Looks great, I like very much the contrast and the deep blacks keeping 
>>> fine details, it looks a very nice camera for B&W
>>> 
>>> cheers
>>> Lluis
>>> 
>>> 
>>> El 31/08/2012, a las 7:20, John McMaster escribi?:
>>> 
>>>> 35mm Summilux asph FLE today, all are at 320ASA and there are a 
>>>> couple of screen grabs at 100%...
>>>> 
>>>> http://johnmcmaster.com/Monochrom/Day_2
>>>> 
>>>> All straight exports from Lightroom, JPEGs reduce the tonality from 
>>>> the originals so if anybody would like to see the DNG ask in the next 
>>>> day or so while I am still here
>>>> 
>>>> john
>>>> 
>> 
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