Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Wedding photography with M6 and Noct.
From: "Joe Stephenson" <joeleica@flash.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 11:22:38 -0700

Dear Dick,
Your choice seems clear to me: buy another body or two and shoot both b&w
and color. Everyone will be happy, your camera dealer included.
Sincerely,
Joe Stephenson
- -----Original Message-----
From: Richard W. Hemingway <rheming@ibm.net>
To: Leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <Leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 11:07 AM
Subject: [Leica] Wedding photography with M6 and Noct.


>LUGnuts,
>
>Well I am progressing (although my wife will say that I am regressing).  I
>have been having a running argument with my wife and my daughter about the
>film to use for my granddaughter's reception.  I have had several LUG
>wedding photographers strongly recommend B&W. There are also two articles
>in the last Shutter bug on this.  My wife and daughter were against it -
>but surprise of surprises - my granddaughter her beloved decided they would
>like me to use B&W!!  There will be people all over the place with P&S's
>shooting color print, two video cameras (probably flooding everyone with
>lights - ugh) and the professional photographer.
>
>I also have my Noctilux.  I have about decided to use Neopan 1600 (it will
>be pretty low light I understand) and San Miguel Photo Lab in Las Vegas, NM
>- has anyone every used them???
>
>I will stick the 35/1.4 ASPH in my pocket.  Don't know about the 90/2.8 -
>may be too dark.
>
>Thanks to everyone who responded to my queries and cry of 'help.'
>
>Dick Hemingway
>Plano, Tex
>
>
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