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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Church of the Good Sheperd in the forum Images to Share 13 years, 5 months ago
Gorgeous, Pete. What do you think of the 30mm?
Kurt
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Microprism focusing screen availability … in the forum S2 13 years, 5 months ago
Thanks for the update, David. I'll be watching my calendar also.
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic A Few Images in the forum Images to Share 13 years, 5 months ago
Thanks for taking the time to comment Pete, David, David and Jack.
The Philippines is a wonderful place to photograph. Beyond the wonderful climate and scenery (which I haven't had time to yet explore) the people are extraordinary. They are open, friendly and make the best of everything that is thrown at them … good or bad. In my short…[Read more]
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Happy New Year! in the forum S2 13 years, 5 months ago
Here's a shot from New Year's Eve last evening in Manila … and New Year's Day this morning as 2012 rises from the fiery and smokey remnants of 2011.
Cheers!
Kurt
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Leica Akamedie South Beach in the forum Images to Share 13 years, 6 months ago
Al, you are such a gentleman.
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Leica introduces Elmarit-S 30mm f/2.8 ASPH in the forum S Lenses 13 years, 7 months ago
I was very excited about the possibility of a 30-90 zoom especially after having also spent some time Hasselblad's 35-90 zoom. It's a great lens, but the size and weight soon weighed in on my decision to keep it long-term. Although a zoom the size that has been described would be nice, I'm not so certain anymore whether a variable f3.5-5.6 zoom is…[Read more]
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Leica introduces Elmarit-S 30mm f/2.8 ASPH in the forum S Lenses 13 years, 7 months ago
fotografz;1189 wrote: How exciting for you. An exotic new location … nothing like a new place to get the juices flowing. I envy you. Best of shooting to you.
-Marc
Hi Marc,
Small towns in Michigan and Wisconsin aren't exotic locations? 😉 My relatives were quick to point out that it snowed already this week. Meanwhile, it's 88 and…[Read more]
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Kurt Kamka wrote a new post, Eternal Camaraderie 13 years, 7 months ago
Looking out over Manila from my apartment window, I catch a glimpse of the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial. I decide that it needs further investigation and walk over in the noon-time heat. Shorts and sandals a pale substitute for imagined empathies of heavy packs carried through unfamiliar and unrelenting jungles.
I arrive. Nothing I've seen previously prepares me for the beauty, sadness and overwhelming graceful composition of the memorial grounds.
With determination and purpose, row upon row of simple white memorials elegantly rise above the perfectly trimmed surface. Lining up at attention with the overhead sun, crosses and stars with weather-worn names from states like Oregon, Wisconsin, Nebraska and New Jersey reach out for my attention … ever hopeful that they won't be forgotten. Or at best, that their sacrifice isn't mislaid. From a distance, the memorials seem to link together solemnly arm-in-arm, warding off all ill intention.
Here there are no political parties, no scandals, no innuendo nor obfuscation. Just an awareness of time that washes over me in waves of reflective silence.
And then I feel it. An understanding. Hope, fear, pain, suffering and the glory of shared experience forever linked in eternal camaraderie. Unsure of the finality of their story, each of 17,206 individuals lays down and becomes a part of something bigger than themselves.
Rest as one boys in your decisive moments so valiantly lived … so that the lot of us can rest in peace.
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Leica introduces Elmarit-S 30mm f/2.8 ASPH in the forum S Lenses 13 years, 7 months ago
Jack MacD;1179 wrote: Kurt, your info says you are still in WI, I thought asia by now?
Forgot to change that, Jack. Just moved in this week.
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Leica introduces Elmarit-S 30mm f/2.8 ASPH in the forum S Lenses 13 years, 7 months ago
David K;1175 wrote: Looks like I'll be taking a trip to So. Florida soon…
David, Mr. Farkas always has the best interests of your wallet at heart. 😉
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Testing the Pentax 105mm f/2.4 vs. the Leica 120mm f/2.5 APO in the forum Alternative Lenses 13 years, 7 months ago
Stephen,
Also check out the Mamiya 80/1.9 lens via adapter. I don't know if it will be too short for your purposes, but it does have a very pleasing bokeh. Plus, the price is right … $300-$500.
Kurt
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic S2 endangering other cameras you own? in the forum S2 13 years, 7 months ago
If they need any beta testers, just let me know … I'd volunteer in a heartbeat. 😉 If they are/were able to introduce this as a firmware update, it'd be a great additional selling point.
Kurt
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic S2 endangering other cameras you own? in the forum S2 13 years, 7 months ago
I posted this on another thread as follow-up but don't know if you saw it. Has there been any more discussion from Leica on what you mentioned earlier? As S2 users continue to increase the range of applications in which they engage the S2, I'm willing to go out on a limb and say that adding the extra stop or two would be incredibly useful for…[Read more]
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Milkweed in the forum Images to Share 13 years, 7 months ago
Thanks, David.
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Kurt Kamka wrote a new post, A few wedding shots from a different wedding … 13 years, 7 months ago
(this time in color)
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Kurt Kamka wrote a new post, A few wedding shots … 13 years, 8 months ago
It's great seeing images from photographers like Marc who offer a deliberate style that is flawless. I, on the other hand, tend to like to shoot with a more casual/on-the-fly approach. What's impressive is how well the S2 can be utilized in a number of different ways to fit your own particular style of shooting.
Here are a few from a recent wedding converted to black and white with Silver Efex Pro 2 …
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic OLED display going, going… in the forum S2 13 years, 8 months ago
David,
Will the newest version also fade over time? I'm not certain if that is nature of these types of panels or if it was because of a component from a particular supplier, but I thought that I'd see what you've heard.
Kurt
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic OLED display going, going… in the forum S2 13 years, 8 months ago
I've had mine replaced … and the difference is dramatic.
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Suggestions for feature additions in future S2 firmware updates in the forum S2 13 years, 8 months ago
David,
I thought that I'd follow-up and see if you've heard any more about the possibility of this becoming a reality. Although I've been using a flash for more lower light situations, an extra stop or two would open quite a few more creative shooting options without the flash.
Kurt
David Farkas;190 wrote: Okay, here is a big one I…
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Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Leica S2 New England Fall Foliage Trip – Day One in the forum Images to Share 13 years, 8 months ago
Arif;840 wrote: Another vote for Bali or somewhere exotic in Asia 😉 Wish I was there but my S2 is at Solms in any case (seems Leica Japan cannot replace the LED on the top 🙁
Looking forward to the great pictures,
ArifArif, we'll have to try to arrange our own Asia S2 gathering. (I'll be moving to the Philippines in November for the…[Read more]
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