Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/18

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Subject: RE: Re: [Leica] Filter for hospital shots
From: s_lamb@compuserve.com
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 20:12 +0000

Bill Franson wrote:

>Forget about color. Shoot the birth in black and white. Just
>thinking about
>all the color going on during that experience makes me
>dizzy.
>
>But if you really have to shoot color, and chrome, go with 30
>magenta. With
>print film skip the filters and try the Kodak portra NC 800.
>
>Bring a 35 if you have one. Enjoy (Did I hear your wife say
>in the
>background "yeah right"?)

Bill

I think B&W will be my preferred film type.   I said I would use
the 50 but I guess I could take the 35 as well.  I am sure my
wife won't mind waiting while I change lenses/film!

Simon

At 05:46 PM 05/18/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>My wife will be giving birth to our thrid child in about six weeks
time and
>I wanted to ask what would be the best filter for use in a hospital
room
>with flourecscent tube lighting.  I have used B&W filters before
but I am
>open to any suggestions of better filters for the Leica glass.
>
>I will be using the M6 and 50mm f/2.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Simon
>
>