Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well the picture posted looks almost as old as the machines and the colour cast aded by the crappy camera/fim/scan gives the hole thing some reverse photo retro authentic something or more like "these pictures taking recorded by a spy camera with some of the first miniature colour reversal film shows the new Huricane battling over the ....." NICE!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas M. Sharp" <DouglasMSharp@netscape.net> To: "LEG" <leica@freelists.org>; "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 4:28 PM Subject: [Leica] Be prepared!! > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/Hurrican_Spitfire > > A wonderful example of being in the right place at the right time - > with the bl..dy wrong equipment and film. > We were going for a long hike so I just popped a point and shoot > (no-name cheapo thing from the 70's) into my jacket pocket, > Leicas and expensive glass stayed at the cottage. To cap it all it was > loaded with 400 film which had been in the camera for over a year. > Suddenly - VVVRRROOOOMMM !! at about 50 yards distance and at our level > (cliff top path) just time for two shots and then the film > was full, the other shot is even worse. > Only one consolation the auto exposure of the thing seems to be spot on. > Douglas > PS I managed to spell Hurricane wrong in the file name too > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information