Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Fellow LUGgers: > >I was prevailed upon last weekend to shoot a wedding for a co-worker; >something that I haven't done for over ten years, and don't particularly >enjoy. > >Since I have long since sold my "wedding gears" I shot it with Leicas. I >used Kodak Pro 100 and was hoping for the best since the wedding was >outdoors in very overcast, dreary weather, complete with some rain. I got >the proofs yesterday and I was STUNNED by the beautiful color. It DAZZLES! >It SPARKLES! The indoor flash shots very nearly matched the outdoor shots! >AMAZING! > >BTW: for those who may be interested. I shot the wedding with an M6 with 35 >Summicron 80s version, DR Summicron, and 90 Tele-Elmarit. Also used an RE >with the 28-70 Zoom. The pictures were well matched in color balance >despite the range of years of lens manufacture. > >Cheers! > >kw > > >---- >Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits >LHSA, MEA, LAW preferred---> <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu> > <kwilcox@genesee.freenet.org> Yes, even for those of us who are dyed-in-the-wool LUGs, sometimes we need to be reminded of just how really good our equipment, particularly the lenses, are. Robert Sproul LHSA