Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]:-) Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Feb 15, 2013, at 12:25 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > As I stopped to make a HAPPY SNAP. > > The voice out of the gray cloudy light of day asked: > > "Hey man is that one of those fancy new Leicas that cost $12 Grand and "IT > CAN ONLY DO B&W FOR THAT KINDA MONEY?"? > > I figured by the snotty put down tone of voice it was a jerk asking!" :-) > > I responded in a light hearted fashion.... "Yes my good fellow it > certainly is and does a magical job capturing amazing images in beautiful > B&W!" > > He?..... "What a pile of crap ! Man I can get 2 Canons and a couple of > lenses for 12 Grand and do colour and B&W. You got screwed man!" And made > an ugly face you'd like to put a boot to! Or you'd have loved to rip his > larynx out just to rid the world of the snotty nosed voice inflections! > > Say's I? "Would you care to see a frame or two?" As I put the camera to my > one good eye and clicked. > > Then did a quick set to show a B&W beautiful image. :-) Dang I knew I had > this snotty nosed SOB and I was going to stuff him because as I brought up > the image he said....... "I bet it isn't as good as shooting B&W film and > I know all about that as I've been shooting B&W film for 4 years nearly > every day and my "friends" tell me I take really good pictures !" Me in my > mind.... "Yep I bet you do!" Gagg ed and nearly barfed! > > So yep there was my shot looking all nice B&W! A shrug of his shoulders > and "UGH not bad! But for 12 Grand I'll still get 2 Canon's just in case I > want to shoot colour. Besides it looks like one of those old time > cameras!. "YEP!" says I as I walked away and tucked my Digilux 2 shooting > B&W back in the bag! :-) "gottcha!!" And smiled! > > And smiled to myself again thinking....... "the LUG guys &gals are going > to love this "Leica spotting story! " Jeeeeeeeeeeesshhhhhh it can make a > guy feel so good when yer not having a good shoot day and you get away > with a little something like that! :-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >