Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Juan- This one is wonderful! http://www.leica-gallery.net/jgbanacloc/image-86446.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juan Gea-Banacloche" <banacloj@mac.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:59 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica M-3 all or nothing >>> > Reading these stories has made me go back to some pics I scannned a > couple of years ago. It took me some time to realize that I had taken > the same roll of Kodak Tmax 400 to NYC twice-- in November of 2003 and > a couple of years earlier (I can't recall when, but the Twin Towers > show in a couple of pictures)! What was surprising (to me) is that the > camera (a Contax G2-- I apologize for the off-topic equipment) had > loaded the roll exactly in the same position: the space between frames > was perfectly even, you could not tell there were two images on each > frame. (Yes, in the interim I had used the camera-- the undeveloped > roll had just been laying around, forgotten, and when I was traveling > back to NYC I thought it was unexposed and took it with me) > > Since then, of course, I also make sure the roll is completely inside > the canister when I finish-- no matter which camera I use (I had set > one of the "custom functions" of the G2 to leave the end out). > > But the reason I bring this up is that some of the images result (to my > eyes) interesting. I have posted them on a folder in the Leica Gallery > http://www.leica-gallery.net/jgbanacloc/folder-8119.html > > In particular, I like these two (Flatiron-Metlife and Trolls Dig Disco): > http://www.leica-gallery.net/jgbanacloc/image-86436.html > http://www.leica-gallery.net/jgbanacloc/image-86443.html > > I guess there is not much to say, but I was surprised by the images-- > and unexpectedly seeing the "ghost" of the WTC was kind of eerie. > > Juan > > >> From: feli <feli2@earthlink.net> >> Date: August 10, 2005 12:14:04 AM EDT >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica M-3 all or nothing >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> >> >> The horror, alright! >> >> I did that once, but thank god I was only shooting for myself that day. >> Ever since I always wind the film all the way in. >> >> feli >> >> >> On Aug 9, 2005, at 6:13 PM, Montie wrote: >> >>> >>> One busy day I had 3 assignments with the last one being >>> a formal occasion involving the Gov of New York, the >>> Mayor of NYC, a bunch of Flag Officers, and two US >>> Senators...a regular Murphy's Law bonanza. There was >>> very little press there and staff from the Gov's and Mayor's >>> office informed me they would be contacting me for pics. >>> >>> It was one of those nights where everything just went too >>> perfect, and driving home I remember basking in my own >>> self importance, I was 22. >>> >>> I can't describe the pain upon discovering I had shot that >>> job with the same 12 rolls that I shot the first two jobs >>> with. Needless to say there was great "gnashing of teeth". >>> In fact, Brandos famous line in Apocalypse Now fits real >>> well..."The horror...The horror". >>> >>> Do I roll the film all the way into the cassette now?? >>> Take a guess! >>> >>> Montie > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >