Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've done it lots of times. My favorite is shooting a convention photo with a rented 6x12 back. I forgot to pull out the dark slide first time around, which I found out when I had the film processed over lunch. To top it off, I made the whole convention sit for another one, without checking the focus. Apparently someone has moved the ladder that the camera was mounted on during lunch. This threw my focus completely off, especially as I was shooting almost wide open and using the swings and tilts of the front standard to get my plane of sharpness. Slobodan Dimitrov Studio G-8, AGCC http://sdimitrovphoto.com On Aug 8, 2005, at 4:22 PM, Christopher Williams wrote: > Blame it on the lab, tell your client you need to reshoot. > > Even Eisenstadt shot an assignment without loading the film. > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Afterswift@aol.com> > Subject: [Leica] Leica M3 -- all or nothing > > > >> After shooting with my Leica M3 for 25 years, I messed up. I didn't >> > notice, > >> while loading film, that the base plate lock was in the closed >> position, >> > so I > >> instinctively thought I was locking it to the camera. Actually the >> > baseplate > >> was unlocked but held to the camera by the leather case I use. The >> result >> > is > >> that the film didn't wind and I lost an assignment. It's all or >> nothing >> > with the > >> M3. This has never happened to me before. And I paid a high price >> for that >> oversight. >> >> Bob >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >