Re: Leica Goes Digital

2004-09-18 Thread Jostein
Shel, I believe you. You sig. is absolutely hilarious in this context, though. :-) Cheers, Jostein From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [...] > it was never my intention to be negative. > > Shel Belinkoff > "People that hate cats will come back as mice in their next life."

Re: Leica Goes Digital

2004-09-18 Thread Jostein
The surprise do you credit, Shel. :-) You came across as a bit... patronising, I think. Jostein - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 7:10 PM Subject: Re: Leica Goes Digita

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2004-09-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
the > other. > > Jostein, > of the country that gave the world the paper clip and the cheese > razor... LOL > > - Original Message - > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 6

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2004-09-17 Thread Keith Whaley
Thank you, Shel. I believe you. Be well, keith whaley Shel Belinkoff wrote: Not at all rancorous or negative. I was surprised that Jens was surprised. My comments meant to reflect that the people of his country are certainly quite capable. Can't imagine how you misread that, but be that as it m

Re: Leica Goes Digital

2004-09-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
eople that hate cats will come back as mice in their next life." > [Original Message] > From: Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 9/17/2004 9:45:00 AM > Subject: Re: Leica Goes Digital > > Seems to me that was an uncalled for res

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2004-09-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/9/04, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed: >If we're talking money, it's the pigs that bring home the bacon. Okay, so there's this travelling salesman whose car breaks down right outside a farm. Not having a cell phone (cos his battery ran flat, right! ?!?) he nips up the drive to the f

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2004-09-17 Thread Bob W
Hi, Friday, September 17, 2004, 10:06:18 PM, Daniel wrote: > Don't forget Niels Bohr, and the play "Copenhagen." > What's Lego compared to all the things you named? Probably more money > for the country than all the others except Carlsberg. ...and Danegeld... :o( (actually why am I writing :o

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2004-09-17 Thread John Forbes
If we're talking money, it's the pigs that bring home the bacon. John On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:06:18 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Don't forget Niels Bohr, and the play "Copenhagen." What's Lego compared to all the things you named? Probably more money for the country than

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2004-09-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Don't forget Niels Bohr, and the play "Copenhagen." What's Lego compared to all the things you named? Probably more money for the country than all the others except Carlsberg. John Forbes wrote: On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:51:07 +0200, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, inter alia: "The only Da

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2004-09-17 Thread John Forbes
17. september 2004 19:36 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Leica Goes Digital Any country clever enough to invent Legos is certainly well equiped to handle high-tech development and production! Shel Belinkoff wrote: I suppose it's just as odd that some here think I was denigrating Jens an

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2004-09-17 Thread Jens Bladt
to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Daniel J. Matyola [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 17. september 2004 19:36 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Leica Goes Digital Any country clever enough to invent Legos is certainly well equiped to handle high-t

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2004-09-17 Thread Graywolf
No, but most of that kind of stuff seems to be made where the answer to those questions would be yes. -- Shel Belinkoff wrote: Why be amazed? Are the people of your country dullards, ignorant, stupid? Do they lack technical skills and ability? Are they by and large illiterate? Shel From: Jen

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2004-09-17 Thread Keith Whaley
Okay then, asked and answered. I'll take it that I misunderstood and drop it at that. Thanks for the clarification. keith Shel Belinkoff wrote: Not at all rancorous or negative. I was surprised that Jens was surprised. My comments meant to reflect that the people of his country are certainly quite

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2004-09-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
nal Message] > > From: Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 9/17/2004 9:45:00 AM > > Subject: Re: Leica Goes Digital > > > > Seems to me that was an uncalled for response, Shel... > > > > Hi

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2004-09-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/9/04, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: >I think it's pretty impressing that TWO of the most prestigious >companies in digital photo are Danish. Imacon is one, PhaseOne is the >other. Don't forget Carlsberg. Well, you need your digits to hoist the glass Cheers, Cotty ___/\_

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2004-09-17 Thread Caveman
Sorry, I was exposed too much to the Sirens culture. Duh ! (For those of you that don't know, Sirens is the store chain where Britney Spears seems to get her clothes from). ;-) Christian wrote: Caveman wrote on 9/17/2004, 12:53 PM: > I definitely love their Little Siren. Mermaid

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2004-09-17 Thread Christian
Caveman wrote on 9/17/2004, 12:53 PM: > I definitely love their Little Siren. Mermaid -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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2004-09-17 Thread DagT
ECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 6:14 PM Subject: RE: Leica Goes Digital Why be amazed? Are the people of your country dullards, ignorant, stupid? Do they lack technical skills and ability? Are they by and large illiterate? Shel From: Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am amazed

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2004-09-17 Thread John Forbes
I suspect Jens means that as Denmark's population is less than 2% of that of the USA, less than 5% of Japan, 7% of Germany and 9% of the UK, they are at something of a disadvantage. Odd that you should read anything else into his statement. John On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:14:00 -0700, Shel Belink

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2004-09-17 Thread Caveman
I definitely love their Little Siren. Some years ago some vandals sledgehammered it, I hope they still keep them hanged by their balls in a dark cold damp cell. Jostein wrote: Shel, What's so wrong about being proud of one's own country? I think it's pretty impressing that TWO of the most presti

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2004-09-17 Thread Jostein
se razor... LOL - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 6:14 PM Subject: RE: Leica Goes Digital > Why be amazed? Are the people of your country dullards, ignorant, stupid? > Do they l

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2004-09-17 Thread Keith Whaley
Seems to me that was an uncalled for response, Shel... His first statement expressed surprise because (I gather) Denmark has not demonstrated it's abilities in the past for supplying designs or products for the digital industry. The second comment you peeled out was his expresson that he recogni

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2004-09-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Why be amazed? Are the people of your country dullards, ignorant, stupid? Do they lack technical skills and ability? Are they by and large illiterate? Shel > From: Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am amazed that a company from a small county like the one, I live in - > Denmark - has particip

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2004-09-17 Thread Jens Bladt
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Leica Goes Digital £3295 for a digi back? Eeeegad! keith Shel Belinkoff wrote: > For those interested, see story at BJP: > > http://db.riskwaters.com/public/showPage.html?page=190734 > > Read carefully what it says about the digital solution for the

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2004-09-17 Thread Keith Whaley
No, no, Rob, the problem's mine! I just don't have a Rolls Royce (or Ferrari, or Lamborghini) mindset, is all! I have a keen appreciation for some of the overpriced (my word) objects in the world, and were I feelthy rich, I would likely avail myself of one or more! But, I do recognize that a subst

Re: Leica Goes Digital

2004-09-17 Thread Frantisek
I will be curious how the qualities of Leica lenses translate to to digital. I don't so much mean the sharpness but the nice gradations. It would be nice to have one, but for now, I am stocking on film for my beaten leica ;) I won't be able to afford it anyway. fra

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2004-09-17 Thread Frantisek
JB> (*) Except when I have to impress the girls: once, I pointed to a JB> light pole a few feet away, I told the girl who was with me (who was JB> using her own M6) that I was going to focus on it without looking, did JB> so and handed her the camera. Dead on. This was the first and last JB> time I

Re: Leica Goes Digital

2004-09-17 Thread Bob W
Hi, Friday, September 17, 2004, 3:24:58 AM, Paul wrote: > The M digital is also two years away, according to the article. Will > ten megapixels still be competitive in two years? Apparently, Leica is > betting that it will be. They're probably right, but it's all a > crapshoot now. > they said '

Re: Leica Goes Digital

2004-09-16 Thread Rob Studdert
On 16 Sep 2004 at 7:47, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > For those interested, see story at BJP: > > http://db.riskwaters.com/public/showPage.html?page=190734 > > Read carefully what it says about the digital solution for the M > system. It sounds like this will not be a digital back to fit existing >

Leica Goes Digital

2004-09-16 Thread Shel Belinkoff
For those interested, see story at BJP: http://db.riskwaters.com/public/showPage.html?page=190734 Read carefully what it says about the digital solution for the M system. It sounds like this will not be a digital back to fit existing M cameras, but a digital body to accept M lenses. Shel