Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Being conscious of the fact that the majority of the pictures I have > posted in the past 6 months have been digital, I need to re-establish > some street cred on the lists...so here are some traditional Leica > photos: M6+35mm+Tri-X, in available light. > > As we always do on New Year's Eve, my sister, brother-in-law and I > stayed home until midnight, said good riddance to 2004 (not a > particularly good year for our family), and then drove to the central > square in Wroclaw, where people had congregated to celebrate outdoors. > The weather was awful, about +5C and strong rain, so clearly this was > not the right environment for a DSLR. Fortunately, I had also taken my > M6 on this trip, and it came through with flying colours. There is some > flare and softness in the images due to rain drops on the lens, but > hopefully you still get the idea of the atmosphere: > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/wajsman/folder-7596.html > > This is also relevant to a discussion on the LUG (I think) about the > extent to which a Leica is weather-proof. It's not. But an M6, being > fully mechanical, is relatively immune to rain--the only thing that can > go wrong is the meter, but the camera certainly continues to function. > This is also implied in the instructions in the manual about using the > lens hood to help keep rain away from the front element. My M6 > functioned impeccably even though it received a good soaking. Back in my > sister's apartment, I just let it dry overnight and all was well. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, Netherlands > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.fotosevilla.com Hi , i really like this a lot better then the Canon stuff you have shared lately. I,m sure that even without your extensive comments i would have come to the same conclusion ( well 99 percent sure). With your latest work i some what disliked your commentaries for me a picture should appeal or evoke something,whatever without a descriptive text. But.. i fully realise that i do not have the eye the photographic backgrounfd knowledge etc. to make sensible comments. Often pics of yours are praised i would have discarded. So please be not offended by my remarks , it,s just my random thoughts (and some awfull scotch). best regards simon jessurun amsterdam the netherlands