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    Jack MacD replied to the topic Laura Wood from the Leica Studio Event at PhotoPlus in the forum Images to Share 13 years, 9 months ago

    Mark,
    Forgive me for my delayed viewing of your three shots, but leave the landscape work for a week and just shoot some portraits.

    You and I have shot landscape work together, so I know how excellent your landscape work always is, but….

    You have a knack for studio shots that you should not ignore.
    Privately you can link me to the…[Read more]

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    Paratom replied to the topic Anyone Missing Their M? in the forum S2 13 years, 9 months ago

    I still own the M and use it at least as much as the S.
    Its not so much about the weight. It is more about the M being so un-obstrusive and draw near to no attention.
    The other area where the M has big advantage is when the light is not bright.
    Since I dont print as often big as I had planned I even wondered sometimes if the M could be all I…[Read more]

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    John Buckley replied to the topic The Leica M at Photo Plus Expo in New York City in the forum Leica M (Typ 240) 13 years, 9 months ago

    Thanks, Josh. Nice to know about the ease or use between the viewfinder options. And thanks for trying to find out a more specific arrival date than “early 2013.”

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    ddanois replied to the topic Where are the CS lenses? in the forum S Lenses 13 years, 9 months ago

    WOW…Now it's December? What happened to October 2012?

    I've lost count of how many resets we have been given on the arrival of the CS lenses. Isn't it pointless to even give another “expected arrival date”?

    I know that Leica feels that they have pacified the need for these by introducing the S-Hasselblad adapter but they are wrong. All…[Read more]

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    stephan replied to the topic Leica M with Leica Vario-Elmarit-R 35-70mm f2.8 ASPH at Photo Plus in NYC in the forum Leica M (Typ 240) 13 years, 9 months ago

    sorry to say that, but in my opinion this is the worst of both worlds (exept you have still some R-glas and didn't find another way to use them).

    If I see some (limited) use using longer R-lenses on the M, I really doubt if this makes a sense for wide angle and zooms (again, the longer zooms may be an option).

    The M is all about being compact.

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    Roger replied to the topic Macbook Pro Retina display in the forum Computers and Technology 13 years, 9 months ago

    David

    I can t argue with the challenges to producing retina enabled images for general consumption . Both you and diglloyd have outlined many issues . These are from the perspective of providing content . My view is of course primarily from a consumer of content ..but I want to be able to show my work as well.

    My POV is that the…[Read more]

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    PebblePlace replied to the topic Where are the CS lenses? in the forum S Lenses 13 years, 9 months ago

    Leica is probably struggling to figure out how to actually administer the program:

    — What to do with the incoming inventory?
    — What stays at the dealer level vs what comes back to Germany?
    — Do lenses sent back to Germany get reconditioned and re-cert'd?
    — What if the lens is in well-used condition?
    — How fast can they liquidate…[Read more]

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    David Farkas replied to the topic Macbook Pro Retina display in the forum Computers and Technology 13 years, 9 months ago

    Roger;3709 wrote: David

    I separate the work flow issues from the display . My focus is on the display as my work flow can be adjusted to a desktop environment with a large screen that displays near 100% RGB etc .

    The retina display is how photographers will view my work . As I understand it the retina displays use 4 individual…

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    David Farkas replied to the topic Where are the CS lenses? in the forum S Lenses 13 years, 9 months ago

    Yes, the lenses exist and sync perfectly at 1/1000th. They haven't started shipping yet, but are expected to by December.

    We are still trying to determine how Leica will carry out the upgrade program given the delays. I'm sorry we haven't been able to get a definitive answer yet.

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    PebblePlace replied to the topic Where are the CS lenses? in the forum S Lenses 13 years, 9 months ago

    Well, the lenses do physically exist – they are shown here in David's picture from PhotoPlus – Photo Plus Expo Post. I know that doesn't answer your question or resolve the situation, but it's something.

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    LuanneBook replied to the topic Solar LED garden light as night light in the forum Lighting Equipment 13 years, 9 months ago

    It could be fun to have a night light outside the tent or to mark the path to the outhouse or just for the comments it would get from other hikers.

    —————
    led outdoor lights
    Flexible LED Strip Lights
    12v led lighting

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    David Farkas replied to the topic Short Time With The Mono in the forum Images to Share 13 years, 9 months ago

    Nice stuff Mark! I feel like I've seen these before…. 😉

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    David K replied to the topic Any Monochrom deliveries yet? in the forum M Monochrom 13 years, 9 months ago

    I'll second Jack's recommendation about dealing with David and Josh. Aside from good customer service they have an extremely close relationship with Leica…which never hurts in those iffy situations about whether it's a warranty or non-warranty repair. Been dealing with them for years and they have come thru for me on more than one occasion.

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    Roger replied to the topic Macbook Pro Retina display in the forum Computers and Technology 13 years, 9 months ago

    David

    I separate the work flow issues from the display . My focus is on the display as my work flow can be adjusted to a desktop environment with a large screen that displays near 100% RGB etc .

    The retina display is how photographers will view my work . As I understand it the retina displays use 4 individual sites for every pixel…[Read more]

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    Jack MacD replied to the topic Any Monochrom deliveries yet? in the forum M Monochrom 13 years, 9 months ago

    Easy to trade in your M9 with Dale if you are in the USA.
    I see Amazon is saying they have M in stock, but I would always prefer to deal with a very reliable person, Josh or David at Dale Photo.

    Jack

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    David Farkas replied to the topic Macbook Pro Retina display in the forum Computers and Technology 13 years, 9 months ago

    Roger;3705 wrote: David

    While I understand the issue ….the results I have seen on any retina aware application are nothing short of amazing and frankly blow away the NEC display . (for rendering of fine detail ..but I get the RGB issue ).

    I have the NEC display you speak of ,the new MBP retina and the iPad retina . Each requires a…

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    Roger replied to the topic Macbook Pro Retina display in the forum Computers and Technology 13 years, 9 months ago

    David

    While I understand the issue ….the results I have seen on any retina aware application are nothing short of amazing and frankly blow away the NEC display . (for rendering of fine detail ..but I get the RGB issue ).

    I have the NEC display you speak of ,the new MBP retina and the iPad retina . Each requires a different file…[Read more]

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    riko replied to the topic Any Monochrom deliveries yet? in the forum M Monochrom 13 years, 9 months ago

    Hello everyone,

    I am new here. I just started joining various forums for Leica and RF recently. Got my M9-P, Nov last year – I did not know that Leica was going to launch M Monochrom – otherwise I would have waited. Bummer. As a long time user of M6 with B&W films (missed using agfa 25, ilford 50 & tmax 3200), I probably would have waited…[Read more]

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    David Farkas replied to the topic Macbook Pro Retina display in the forum Computers and Technology 13 years, 9 months ago

    As a follow-up to this thread, I recently found myself in need of a new laptop. Mine had a little fall while traveling to Photokina and the lower left hand corner of my screen now has a very strong red cast. 🙁

    So, I visited the Apple store upon my return home and played with a rMBP for a good hour plus. Unfortunately, my concerns over pixel…[Read more]

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    stephan replied to the topic Anyone Missing Their M? in the forum S2 13 years, 9 months ago

    good point Mark, I second that!

    I have to say if I had to choose only 1 camera, I would keep the S2 and maybe add a D-Lux 🙂

    But in fact there are so many occasions where the M is usefull, where you don't want to go with a 20ooo+ system or you don't want to wear heavy and intrusive equipment that it would be hard for me to imagine a…[Read more]

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