Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]wahh wahh wahh... ;-) You can get a dealer certified, used MF kit (back, body, lens) for less than the price of an Monochrom and a couple of Sumicrons.. What are YOU waiting for?? The light certainly isn't. :-) On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 1:33 AM, Piers Hemy <piers.hemy at gmail.com> wrote: > No problem, Geoff, Richard spoke of three or four kidneys, so is clearly > proposing not to offer his own, but those of a few (willing?) donors. I'm > sure it wouldn't be a problem to snag an ancillary organ or two during the > process. One can always stuff the cavity so it doesn't notice (akin to > stuffing a Kiev shutter into a Contax body, I suspect). > > Piers > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Geoff > Hopkinson > Sent: 28 February 2013 03:08 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Larger sensors OT > > Which could be tricky. You need a liver for ingesting Lagavulin, on the > other hand your children may not. > > *If you want to take more interesting pictures, stand in front of more > interesting stuff* -- Joe McNally > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 28 February 2013 13:04, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > > > Uh, I hate to mention this Richard but kidneys just don't do it anymore. > > It's a liver or a heart. > > > > Sorry. > > > > Adam > > > > On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:29 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > > wrote: > > > > > They have some truly spectacular images on that site. It makes you > > > want > > to > > > sell 3 or 4 kidneys to get a tech cam / back set up. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> Just waiting for that offer I can't refuse! ;-) > > >> > > >> For those wishing to see more photography (architectural, > > >> landscape, fashion, etc.) done with medium format technical, SLR > > >> and S equipment, > > you > > >> should visit www.getdpi.com under the medium format area. The > > technical > > >> camera and medium format threads have some fine work using these > > >> larger sensors. > > >> > > >> Sent from my iPad > > >> > > >> On Feb 27, 2013, at 7:48 AM, Steve Barbour > > >> <steve.barbour at gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>> > > >>> On Feb 27, 2013, at 7:45 AM, Scott Gregory <scottgregory at mac.com> > > wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> I've noticed more and more architectural, commercial and fine art > > >> photographers similar to Bob Adler, going with these digital backs. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> time to give up your day job Bob ? > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> steve > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> > > >>>> Don't hear much about the S2 in this group of shooters. > > >>>> I read this quote which kind if sums it up I guess: > > >>>> > > >>>> "Stephen Wilkes is a leading American photographer, widely > > >>>> recognized > > >> for his fine art and commercial works which have been featured in > > >> publications such as Vanity Fair, Sports Illustrated, Time, Life > > Magazine, > > >> and The New York Times Magazine. > > >>>> > > >>>> To satisfy his need for full control in his work, Stephen mounts > > >>>> his > > 80 > > >> MP Leaf Aptus-II 12 on a large format camera. "Nobody wants the > > >> photographic narrative in their work to be determined by technical > > >> limitations. I want to capture all the highlights, shadows and > > >> colors > > the > > >> way they look in the natural light, the way I see them. Working > > >> with my Leaf enables me to capture what I see, exactly the way I > > >> see it. The > > Leaf > > >> delivers extremely accurate colors, nothing is lost in the > > >> digitization process, meaning that I don't have make any compromises." > > >>>> > > >>>> But the cost! Wow! > > >>>> > > >>>> Scott > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> 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 > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Bob Adler