Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Colour photographs from rural France
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 16:34:28 -0700
References: <000801c37403$ee6ab3c0$6becfc3e@steveuns>

Steve

Whatever equipment you used , the results are consistently excellent.

No mixing of techniques were evident.

Jerry

Steve Unsworth wrote:

> All of the pages/images that begin '03CN' were shot with a standard,
> non-zoom Minilux. The pages that begin '03CR' were mainly shot with an old
> folding 6x9 camera from the 1950's using 120 roll film. These haven't been
> sharpened - my PC is too slow when sharpening 100 Mbyte images :-). The
> pages from Le Pechereau onwards were shot with an M6.
>
> I used standard Fuji Superia 100 for all the '03CN' shots. All the '03CR'
> shots were Fuji Velvia 100 - either 120 or 35mm.
>
> The things that I learned were, the Minilux has a fantastic lens, an ancient
> medium format camera produces amazing transparencies.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer
> Sent: 05 September 2003 22:11
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Colour photographs from rural France
>
> Steve
>
> Wow! Beautiful.  Unfortunately all the photos that I took in that town in
> 1957 and 1959 were on Ektachrome and have badly faded and color shifted.  I
> wish I could have chosen the slower Kodachrome.
>
> Jerry
>
> Steve Unsworth wrote:
>
> > I've added some colour photographs from my recent visit to France to
> > my website. You can see them at...
> >
> > http://www.steveunsworth.co.uk/Albums/Indre_aug_2003_colour/index.htm
> >
> > The earlier black and white photographs can still be seen at...
> >
> > http://www.steveunsworth.co.uk/Albums/St_Benoit_Aug%20_2003_BW01/index
> > .htm
> >
> > Comments, criticism etc. welcome as usual.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Steve
>
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In reply to: Message from "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> (RE: [Leica] Colour photographs from rural France)