Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Morning LUGgers: Just to start a new thread I'll tell you what I did with my Leicas yesterday. A co-worker brought me some old black and white prints of his wife when she was a child and asked me to make copies (yes I know there are machines that will do this instantly. After flattening the prints I used my Leica equipment to phtograph them. I mounted an M4, loaded with Illford Pan F+ on a cheap copy stand. I attached a Viso III w/ eye level prism, a universal focus mount and my 65 Elmar (all German for those who give a d---.) I lit the photos with two 60W light bulbs at about 45 degree angles. Exposure as determined with a Sekonic Studio Delux with the flat diffuser then corrected for magnification with a simple guide copied from a VERY old Leica Photography (30s or 40s vintage) The exposure calculated at 1/2 second @ f8. I shot each photo at 1, 1/2, and 1/4 sec. at f8, using a Leica cable release with the Viso set to slow mirror lift. All my Leica equiment worked flawlessly as it usually does. Ken Wilcox - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits Davison Middle School preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> 600 Dayton, Davison, MI 48423 <kwilcox@gfn.org>