Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The other day I tried to put a roll of Tmax 3200 in my M3. She said, "Not in my body you don't!". She has to have Ilford. Women! Chris Williams New Orleans - ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Kieltyka" <daverk@msn.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: M Purity/B&W > Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Steve LeHuray writes: > > > >> My psychological block is even more severe > >> than Mxsmanic's, I refuse to put color film > >> in any of my Ms. It is B&W or nothing. > > > > That is not an Official Rule for me, but I do notice that my M seems > > to be always loaded with B&W film (usually Tri-X, even though I know > > that much of the Leica glass is wasted on a film like Tri-X), whereas > > my Nikon always seems to be loaded with Provia. The stuff I > > photography with the M (people, situations, activities) just lends itself > > to B&W, whereas I photograph a lot of scenery and stuff with the > > Nikon, which tends to encourage use of color. > > A Leica M and Tri-X are a classic combo. Take Jim Marshall for but one > example. The ability of the lenses to pull out shadow detail is IMO at least > as important as their sharpness. > > My two Ms are almost always loaded with B&W too...Delta 100 or XP2 Super or > HP5+ or Delta 3200. As much as I love Tri-X when other people use it I seem > to get along best with Ilford products. > > -Dave- > >