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Subject: [Leica] Nathans Voigtlander 35mm lens SOMETHING DIFFERENT!
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 16:47:58 -0500
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Abita bottles in sunlight, for ND


On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 4:24 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at 
gmail.com>wrote:

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> On Sep 8, 2013, at 7:55 AM, Chris Williams <zoeica at mac.com> wrote:
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> > I want to attend a workshop with Ted and Coke Bottles.
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> Ted, can you do it with pepsi bottles?
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> > Chris Williams
> > 504-231-6261
> > www.zoeicaimages.net
> >
> > Sent from my iholga
> >
> >
> > On Sep 7, 2013, at 9:00 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Just teasing Sensei!
> >>
> >> Like I said you could put the bottom of a coke bottle on any camera and
> your photos would be great!
> >> Watch out for other glasses raised in your honour in Barcelona, very
> soon
> >>
> >> Salud!
> >> your humble student in Australia,
> >> Geoff
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Message: 25
> >> Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 22:36:34 -0700
> >> From: <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathans Voigtlander 35mm lens SOMETHING
> >>   DIFFERENT!
> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> >> Message-ID: <35F4F6B8C3BB47F7BD6A58FE659FC636 at syneticfeba505>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252";
> >>   reply-type=original
> >>
> >> Hi Geoff,
> >> You know I've never gone through all the techie stuff  you other folks
> do!
> >> :-)
> >>
> >> I shoot with it and if all looks cool..... I keep it and use it without
> >> question. If  we are considering LEICA GLASS? I never ever questioned
> nor
> >> went through testing other than "what does it look like wide open and
> >> stopped completely down?"  Heck what happens in between, looks like, nor
> >> care? It's Leica glass that's all you need to know. The best! :-)
> >>
> >> Other than in this case? ...... the Nokton f 1.2, 35mm lens? I had the
> 35
> >> 1.4 Summilux lens as a near normal for years and beautiful images!
> .........
> >> although I never went through what appears many of you do testing? But
> the
> >> the NOKTON f 1.2? Compared? WOW!!!!!
> >>
> >> I, on a major shoot nearly always had 3 M series cameras and different
> >> lenses hanging around my neck and on my chest-belly! No need to change
> film
> >> and instinctly when you see "the magical moment?" Used the camera with
> the
> >> correct lens and film! Without thought! click!
> >>
> >> Without thought! And I have eight published hard cover books by
> publishers
> >> proving my non-thought, but instinct works! :-) Well Ok for me in any
> case!
> >> :-)
> >>
> >> AND WITHOUT THOUGHT, BUT INSTINCTIVE VISION!  CLICK!
> >>
> >> Then on the left shoulder two SLR's  with MOTOR DRIVES and longer
> glass! And
> >> on the right shoulder, another SLR/motor drive with the usually longest
> lens
> >> to swing - into-play...... CLICK!  When required and all done via
> >> "instinct!" No thoughts but "see---click!"
> >>
> >> Think about anything in most photojournalistic moments?  And you have
> >> nothing!!!!!!!!!!!! It's called "VISUAL INTINCT OF SEEING!" CLICK! :-)
> >>
> >> Too many photographers get all hung-up on the techie results and
> numbers!
> >> That is,  "instead of enjoying just taking pictures!! :-)  Whether for
> the
> >> wonderful joy of taking exposures. Or earning their living!!!!!!!!!
> >>
> >> How this works for others is always another question?
> >>
> >> Me? It's how I've done my enjoyment of photography for 64 years and
> still
> >> loving it at the sweet young age of 85! :-) AND 15 YEARS TO GO! ;-)
> !!!!!
> >>
> >
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA


In reply to: Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Nathans Voigtlander 35mm lens SOMETHING DIFFERENT!)
Message from zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams) ([Leica] Nathans Voigtlander 35mm lens SOMETHING DIFFERENT!)
Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Nathans Voigtlander 35mm lens SOMETHING DIFFERENT!)