Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you for all that advice which arrived too late to be of assistance this time. I am not sure that the local Leica chaps have a Nocti in stock that I could picked up on short notice anyway. I did actually follow your advice clairivoyantly closely. I used a Viso/Bellows/Hektor combo to take the before picture. I had one scary moment when, after packing up the Viso, I remembered I had forgotten to adjust my exposure for the magnification! Then I remembered that I used my TTL and did not have too. Is not technology amazing! All the rest of the shots were with the 35 Summilux Asph though I brought a 50 Summicron which never saw the ghostly light of the hospital day. I shot Portra 400NC and have not had time to get it processed yet but it always has brought home the bacon before. They would not let me in to the surgery (even though I ranted about fascism, freedom of the press, etc) but were otherwise jolly people who thought me likewise charming if a little eccentric. In between ministering to my wife and photographing, I ran into an old acquaintance who at one time I wanted to date but her absolute drop dead gorgeousness was rather intimidating. She subsequently married, procreated and divorced and it was great to trade "ex" stories with her. She still is quite a hormone carbonater.........hmmm, I seem to be wandering a little off topic! My much beloved wife is recovering nicely, now at home, and the only scary thing was placating a wife who has not had coffee is over 18 hours! The TTL performed well and I will update you on that in another post soon. Cheers John Collier >in reply to Kyle who wrote kindly with much advice.