Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/04

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Subject: [Leica] Bessa
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Fri Aug 4 17:10:23 2006
References: <44C4D0C100128843@ctsmtpout1.frontal.correo> (added by postmaster@telefonica.net)

Hi Luis:

Thanks.  I used Plus-X which has more contrast then a lot of other films.

Jim

Luis Ripoll wrote:

> Hi Jim,
> 
> Interesting your test, IMO these pictures show a low.... even fair
> contrast..
> 
> Saludos desde Barcelona
> Luis
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de
> Jim Hemenway
> Enviado el: viernes, 04 de agosto de 2006 16:45
> Para: Leica Users Group
> Asunto: [Leica] Bessa
> 
> Some test photos, nothing special... from the Bessa 1 6x9 on Plus-X
> 
> http://www.half-fast.com/Bessa1/
> 
> 
> 
> Jim Hemenway wrote:
> 
> 
>  >> Having missed it last year, I went to the three times a year flea 
> market
>  >> in Brimfield Massachusetts last Thursday.
>  >>
>  >> I bought this very clean Bessa 1 6x9 camera:
>  >> <http://www.hemenway.com/Bessa_1.jpg>
>  >>
>  >> and I saw lots of "stuff"
>  >> <http://www.hemenway.com/Brimfield-2006/>
>  >>
>  >> There was the usual tremendous amount of antique furniture, but I 
> didn't
>  >> photograph any of it.
>  >>
>  >> I shot a roll of, (gasp) B&W Plux-X with the Bessa on Saturday... 
> sealed
>  >> it and put it in the refrigerator until the weather gets cool enough to
>  >> prompt me to mix up some D-76.
>  >>
>  >> Jim
>  >>
>  >> P.S. More info:
>  >> <http://www.commonwealtheditions.com/productdetails.cfm?SKU=P114>
>  >>



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