[Leica] Don't push that film ...

[datamaster at northcoastphotos.com (Gary Todoroff)]

Sorry, Daniel, but the shot of the young lady is the kind that will usually
make people run from you the next time you point the camera. Eating is
extremely difficult to make look attractive, so try to avoid it.

When I did wedding or other event photographs, I quickly discovered that
nobody looked good stuffing their mouths. The couple feeding each other
wedding cake was *supposed* to look kind of silly. Even so, it always came
out best if you captured the shot when the cake was just approaching their
mouths. Eating mixes best with conversation, not photography.

But what pretty eyelashes and soft skin - let's see some shots *after*
breakfast!

Gary Todoroff

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From: lug-bounces+datamaster=northcoastphotos.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+datamaster=northcoastphotos.com@leica-users.org]On
Behalf Of Daniel Ridings
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 1:02 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] Don't push that film ...


I've been told. And deep down, I agree. It's just that sometimes you
really need that extra shutter speed and the choice is between losing
your shadows or losing you shot.

So I simply couldn't resist when I passed through the camera store (Oslo
Kameraservice on Karl Johann) on my way home on Wednesday. There was
this coke-bottle 1.4 50mm priced less than a carton of cigarettes (I
don't smoke, so I'm not real sure about the logic here ... I suppose I
mean I can waste that amount of money on something else, when others
burn it up).

Anyway ... a coke-bottle 50 (= Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-S Auto) with a stop
more than any other lens that I own. Remember those? About the size of a
basefall and the weight of a billiard ball. Silver trim ...

Now that should let me shoot 400 films at 400 at Louice. Probably miss
the focus most of the time, but ...

So I had to test it out first, of course. Wide open, of course. Not much
sense of using it any other way. I can only use it on one of the F3's
with stop down metering. If I use it wide-open, I don't have to stop
down :-)

http://gallery.leica-users.org/album08/05v18_0015

And 35 years from now, she'll probably look like this:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/album08/05v18_0014

So if anyone out there is debating between a Summilux or a Summicron. Go
for the Summilux. I know, I know ... Noctilux too. But if you're
debating that, you can probably afford both anyway.

Actually, this was just a catharsis ritual. I bought a cheap wide-angle
zoom for my digital camera (18-70). Crazy how much value they can pack
into such cheap pacages. The 24-85 has become part of a dedicated p&s
package.

Daniel



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