Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for posting Bob, now we can see the ?secret? techniques of our Dr. Ted! Cheers Lluis El 27/04/2015, a les 18.12, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> va escriure: > Ted used this on his crow friends at Yosemite! > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/LUG-L1005055.jpg.html > > > On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 5:09 PM, Lluis Ripoll < > lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Ted, >> >> I still remember when you was in Barcelona, you have photographed a dog >> putting your camera on the floor with your 15mm! >> >> Cheers >> Lluis >> >> >> El 25/04/2015, a les 2.34, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> va escriure: >> >>> Hi Crew, >>> There I was one day several years ago feeling just wonderful acquiring >> this >>> most incredible SUPER-WIDE 15MM Lens. Just tickled pink every time I shot >>> with it on my M cameras, film early days. Now M8 these past few years. >>> >>> Always feeling like "JOE COOL the SHOOTER" each time I used it and >> looked at >>> the incredible captured W/A images. "REALLY?" :-( >>> >>> Yes there was a view finder to attach in the hot shoe to give you a bit >> of >>> an idea how wide the image might/would be. Well I put one of those thumb >>> winder things into the hot shoe mount on the M8. So I put the view >> thingee >>> in my bag. NEVER USED IT! Why? Well it was always a pain in the butt >> finding >>> it in the bag or photo-vest pocket. Not to mention trying to remove the >>> thumb thingee. >>> >>> Besides why use one on a digital camera when you "CLICK" and there's the >>> image to check how it looks? Image looks "cool?" Carry on or whatever? >> THEN >>> I WENT TO JOSEMITE NAT. PARK. USA ????? READY?????????? :-) >>> >>> NO I DIDN'T LOSE IT. READY???????????? My dear friend Bob Adler >> enlightened >>> me one day "even though it's a 15mm WA lens rightly so. In reality on an >> M8 >>> it's only an 18MM LENS!!!!!!!!!!" >>> >>> My eyes watered,;-) I felt like I was having trouble breathing! ;-) >> After >>> all these years on the M8 I've lost hundreds, nay thousands of >> millimetres >>> of view! HOW COULD THAT POSSIBLEY BE????????? Devastated, I blurted out >>> "EXPLAIN HOW THAT CAN BE?" Beginning to feel weak in the knees after all >>> these years I have been robbed of image size! ;-) >>> >>> In a lightening flash Bob responded! >>> >>> "It only has an "18mm sensor in the M8 camera!" I felt robbed and cheated >>> both at the same time. ;-) >>> >>> I gripped myself firmly, held the M8 close to my heart fearful I may >> throw >>> it away, as one might do with a cheating lover! ;-) I took several deep >>> breaths quickly realizing how to correct this devastating cheating camera >>> "SENSOR!" >>> >>> Dang, sometimes I amaze myself how quickly I find the answer to what >>> appeared a kind of theft from my photographs! The correction to the >>> devastating moment that a friend so callously enlightened me, so >>> un-expectantly! Bob? Yer bad!! ;-) ;-) ;-) BUT YER STILL ONE OF THE BEST >>> BUDDIES A GUY CAN HAVE! :-) >>> >>> "15mm WIDE ANGLE CORRECTON METHOD!" >>> To full 15mm lens capabilities??????? READY? OK so it's my method of >>> keeping it KISS and free? :-) Take one or two steps back! Look through >>> camera view finder, center the image, it looks cool and wide angle? >> CLICK!! >>> Another winner! ?? Well? So ok maybe? However, always keep it KISS ! >>> >>> But in all honesty it did throw me off after the many years I've been >> using >>> this lens after I sold my LEICA 21mm wide angle lens. Aaahhhhhhh digital >>> stuff! :-) I'll never understand all this! :-) Besides who cares as long >> as >>> you capture that what excites you and keeps paying clients HAPPY! :-) >>> cheers, >>> Dr. 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 >> > > > > -- > Bob Adler > www.robertadlerphotography.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information