Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Feb 14, 2015, at 11:58 AM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > > I marvel that, amid this "verbal tsunami".... and I marvel that you have summed up the LUG in two words. Steve > , my question was actually answered! > Thanks to all who can keep on point. > > > -Lew Schwartz > > On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 1:52 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> HI Nathan, >> >> Yes I'm sure I may have done some of that. But without question because in >> my case even though having a regular job. Every other minute I was out >> shooting all kinds of stuff. In many cases during the "long days of summer >> with light at dawn I was out looking for picture moments until it was time >> for my regular job. Camera still with me there were all kinds of picture >> moments in and about Ottawa until sunset and after! J >> >> >> >> Mine was a week long class room. Some weeks I'd shoot 20 or more rolls a >> week. Out shooting until darkness before I'd return home. Then soup all >> the >> film exposed that day. Make contact proof sheets of all the film from the >> previous days photo adventures. Saturdays and sometimes on Sunday I was at >> the local dirt track speedway shooting stock car racing. Irene would sit >> on >> the hood of the car parked in the pits watching the race from there. And >> on >> occasion would sell 8X10 b&W prints for a dollar to crew members from >> other >> pit crews. And we'd go home with $50.oo dollars or more in our pockets! >> AND >> A BIG SMILE!:-) >> >> >> >> I wasnt' a "roll of film a week shooter!" I would buy 100' rolls of tri-x >> and load my own cassettes! It could be 10 rolls a day or more shooting! >> My >> introduction was like walking into a big class room and shoot, shoot day >> after day. Other photo buddies where always writing stuff down. ME?? I >> learned by doing so much shooting because so much of it just came >> naturally >> without a lot of writing and reading. Or if you read something in a >> magazine and there was time immediately to try it? I was out the door on >> a >> new learning adventure trying whatever the new stuff was. Obviously lots >> of >> the nonsensical stuff I never bothered with. >> >> >> >> Learning portrait lighting my children were still in high chairs. So >> that's where they were against blank cream white wall while I learned what >> all kinds of portrait lighting effects were and practiced. And yes >> (un-willing at times) Irene sat in as an adult model. >> >> >> >> It was a truly "WE LEARN BY DOING!!!!!!) Not just reading and writing >> notes! J And a few snaps once in awhile. Irene at times would say "SHE WAS >> A PHOTO WIDOW!" J But all that paid off in later years! >> >> >> >> cheers, >> >> ted >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf >> Of Nathan Wajsman >> Sent: February-14-15 9:53 AM >> To: lug Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Monochrom metadata and uncoded lenses >> >> >> >> Ted, when I was learning photography back in the mid-80s, I did write down >> exposure data. When you are learning, it can be useful to keep track of >> aperture and shutter speed, so as to better understand the effect of >> aperture on depth of field, for example, or shutter speed vs. motion blur. >> Today, our digital cameras record this info automatically; I doubt that it >> adds more than ?0.10 to the cost of any camera. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Nathan >> >> >> >> 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/ >> >> >> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >> >> >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 14 Feb 2015, at 18:45, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Frank Dernie OFFERED MOST INTERESTINLY: >> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Monochrom metadata and uncoded lenses >> >>> >> >>>>> The camera measures the difference between the light coming through the >> >>> lens onto the exposure meter cells and the light impinging on the little >> >>> frosted plastic window on front of the camera. It calculates from the >> >>> difference what the aperture value must be. It is not spot on but good >> >>> enough for record keeping. >> >>> Frank D.<<<< >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> HI Frank >> >>> Please accept this question not as some "smart-ass question from a >> >>> non-technical photographer?" >> >>> >> >>> But please explain in common-man's language "what does much of this >> >>> actually do for the quality of the photo content?" I read about this >> stuff, >> >>> then look at some of the captured images with some of these so called >> wonder >> >>> cameras compared to those out of an M3--M5 --M6 and my immediate >> re-action >> >>> is? "SO BIG DEAL THE PHOTO IS CRAP!" >> >>> >> >>> If long before all this new fangled whiz-bang "COSTLY MANUFACTURING CAME >> IN >> >>> VOGUE?" Creating a double, nay a tripling in some cases of a Leica cost. >> >>> Along with so much other weird named stuff? >> >>> >> >>> Many many people shot magnificent photo moments of incredible subjects >> and >> >>> captured "LIFE TIME MOMENTS!". And some if not many? Are still doing so! >> >>> >> >>> This stuff we're talking about, does it really really make your photos >> rate >> >>> being on the cover of "LIFE? LOOK" PARIS MATCH, DER SPEGIAL????? NATIONAL >> >>> GEO? If so then fair enough and I'll stop questioning all. >> >>> >> >>> However? If it does diddlysquat but get the "belly hairs on some >> scientific >> >>> gizmo designer excited?" Certainly without obvious in the image content? >> Why >> >>> bother the buyers in doubling the cost of the cameras? >> >>> >> >>> If whatever they add on will make my photos jump off the pages of my new >> >>> books? Fair enough, I'll shut up for ever! Now if ever there was a tough >> >>> call about me and equipment ????????? I'll have to bite my tounge very >> hard! >> >>> :-( >> >>> >> >>> Thank you for your usual kind and understanding responses. >> >>> >> >>> cheers, >> >>> ted >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> --- >> >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> >>> http://www.avast.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 >> >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> http://www.avast.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