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<i>You will never forget the colors of Mexico.</i><BR><BR>

::sigh:: Don't I know it. As a matter of fact, when I went to Vienna, before I went back to Mexico (it had been five years then), I loved to see the use of yellow within the limits of the Ringstrasse, very familiar.<BR><BR>

Do not take Velvia to Mexico, it is not needed.

<i>My rule of thumb is that knowledge and skill account for about 75 per cent of a shot, good light accounts for about 20 per cent and the equipment counts for about 5 per cent.</i><BR><BR>

While I agree with you in principle, getting so "precise" with percentages, I must wonder then, does the formula apply with, say, cellphone cameras, or do you make certain assumptions about the equipment before thinking about assigning that 5%? Could he have taken those shots with a pinhole camera? He would get the same results, within a 5% margin of error, right?

I predict a daze.

I'm on the waiting list for the first 5D shipment at my local store. But I am beginning to have second thoughts about it. This will be half-priced in a year! People are buying 10D cameras for $600-800 on ePrey.<BR><BR>

Besides, I don't think anybody's found something odd with one of the specs of the 5D: it has a <i>pentamirror</i>, not a pentaprism. I thought that was rather odd for a full-frame body.

<i>An 8 x 10 view camera can be the Bosendorfer</i><BR><BR>

Poppycock! There is no Bosendorfer camera; a Bosendorfer camera would take incredibly more beautiful pictures than you would intend it to with creamy rich detailed shadows, never-overblown highlights, milky midtones, would cost three lifetimes to pay, could not be hauled without a crane, and would be the only camera allowed to be used by the gods.

It could mean that two elements that are meant to be "cemented" are, well, separating, which could look like weird fungus, depending on how bad the separation is. How this could affect your image depends on how and where the separation is happening. Do you have an inspection trial period?

I just sold my 500 c/m gear. It was really nice; great optics, beautiful negatives. But it just didn't fit my shooting style or needs anymore. It is more practical for me to carry my Rolleiflex with my Leica gear than the Hassie. Since I've been doing more "street" photography lately, the Hasselblad is not ideal for that sort of thing.<BR><BR>

I don't understand why you'd ask what the difference is between shooting MF and 35mm. If you honestly have no clue, the main difference is the gear is bigger, the film is bigger, scanning yields bigger file sizes, etc. etc. etc. I'm sure this will soon turn into a "MF kicks Leica's butt" discussion, but it all depends on what you shoot, how you shoot it, and what you intend to do with what you shoot. Cheers.

<i>"[He] showcased this belief by having his photographs printed full-frame and completely free of any manipulation."</i><BR><BR>

This is where I am amused. Many people think that it's just "amateur" to show the picture full-frame, showing "all" to the viewer, and you must always "work" within your picture and crop (which is why many believe that 6x6 is the Non Plus Ultra of formats, where they can make cropping decisions as they please). I agree with HCB, that the cropping should be done in-camera, full-frame. The only time it may be done is perhaps to remove elements that you had no control over at the time (i.e. the hand that got in the way).<BR><BR>

But there will always be those who'll say "bull!". Some like Mozart, others Schoenberg. Some love jell-o, others, haggis (who, btw?)

<i>He looked a groovy dude in his time</i><BR><BR>

I really wonder what he would have said had he heard or read that. Colourful --paradoxically-- would be my guess.

What does everything you've quoted have to do with needing to know whether a given R8 has been manufactured in Deutscheland or Portugal?<BR><BR>Hasn't the "four batches" already answered the core of your question? Or do you think that it may indeed be relevant that an R8 built in one country is more prone to issues than one built in the other?<BR><BR>

I hear riding a horse or a donkey has many more health benefits than sedentarily commuting in a car. I'm sure healthier means happier...

Oh, Al, it means you're at your peak with that "style". Unfortunately it also means that you may miss out on some very excellent shots. Like in music, where playing the same pieces or "style" over and over leads to such refinement in technique, that the "soul" in it could get lost, it may be best if you could play with it, spice it up. Why don't you try color?, there's an idea.<BR><BR>You'll go into withdrawal, and you know it. You'll pick up that Bessa and 15 VC again in no time.

It means you are putting value in what others are saying over what you think, be it art or not. Nobody should have to tell you it is or isn't in order for it to be or not to be.

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Andrew: I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that. The 70-200 <i>f/4</i> isn't that heavy at all, the f/2.8, on the other hand, is. It does amuse me, however, to see some guys walk around with three Canon bodies hanging from their neck, with their white L zooms. I just like good glass, yet my back is more precious to me. A small bag with three Leica lenses and one M body is indeed good for your health (and your stealth).

<i>"with no national identity that I can acertain . . . carry on <b>dude</b> . . ."</i><BR><BR>Like, no comment.

No pun.

Harvey: I thought the same thing. He will not give up.

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Wow, funny how somebody suggested that we learn how to read, and shows that he has to learn how to read too. Good thread, goes well with popcorn.

<i>There is a mint Summar too for $600</i><BR>

Wow. Leica-Shop (Vienna, Austria) had another one mint for 250 Euros a few months ago. My CLA was, I guess, the best $85 spent (my not-so mint Summar cost me $90).

...wow, nice! First it rejects and now it double submits. Bizarr-o.

I'll second R. Lowman's observation; a friend lent me his Argus. Bought at Sears eons ago, so who knows if it was a "prosumer" version?... ;)

I'll second R. Lowman's observation; a friend lent me his Argus. Bought at Sears he said, I thought he was joking.

Jorge: how did that Beatles song go? Back to the US...

Rather well-read children. Not that <i>any</i> of us are already contributing to the discussion anyway...