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 22:34:51 2006
References: <44C4D0C100128843@ctsmtpout1.frontal.correo> (added by postmaster@telefonica.net) <C8CB22EF-61D8-47B0-84E5-5FD829F4DD30@charter.net>

You're right, they do look flat, except that the whites are white and 
the blacks ar black.  Too many middle grays?

Jim

Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:

> Heck, what don't you call it for what they are...flat!!!
> 
> Slobodan Dimitrov
> Studio G-8,
> Angels Gate Cultural Center
> http://sdimitrovphoto.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 4, 2006, at 2:40 PM, 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>
>>>>



In reply to: Message from luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll) ([Leica] Bessa)
Message from s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov) ([Leica] Bessa)