Re: [Leica] Multiple Exposures w/ M6 & M3

["David Medley" <dmedley@whidbey.net>]

I think I understand "artsy" ................

What the hell does "fartsy" look like and is it anything like "Bokeh"?

Cheers,
David Medley
Whidbey Is.   WA
USA
dmedley@whidbey.net

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> From: ted grant <75501.3002@compuserve.com>
> To: INTERNET:leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Multiple Exposures w/ M6 & M3

> Using an ISO 100 film set your meter for example 400. You then make 8
> exposures one right after the other on the same frame. Then advance to
the
> next frame and repeat say for 800, this equates to 16 exposures on the
same
> frame.
> 
> Each time you change the ISO rating for multiple exposures just double
the
> ISO rating to get the number of exposures required for the correct
> exposure.
> 
> IE:
> 
> 200 =  4 exp
> 400 =  8 exp
> 800 = 16
> 1600 = 32 exposures. (this one is really wild!) :)
> 
> When you take the roll into the lab it is processed
____"NORMALLY"____!!!!
> 
> You can tell them the images are all multiple exposures just so they
don't
> loose it when they look at all this beautiful "wierd" looking stuff.
> 
> But don't let anyone tell you to change the processing time from
normal!!!
> 
> If you do, you'll blow the whole thing.
> 
> Trust me this works, as we shot 40 rolls of film last summer doing just
> this method and got some very wierd and wonderful artsy fartsy lookng
> things.  By the way there is a high throw away rate, simply because they
> don't all work in the compositional factor.
> 
> ted