Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks for the M8 affirmation! M7 sold - waiting for my M8. Eric On 11/27/06, Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote: > > Dibs on the M7 , 8>) > > Len > > > On Nov 27, 2006, at 8:15 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > > > LUG: > > > > One of the totally unintended consequences of buying the M8 is that > > I have returned to using film. I always carry at least two cameras > > and since I've bought the M8, my second camera of choice is the > > M7. I can carry the same lenses and not worry about two systems. > > I had, however, forgotten about my frustrations with film. I > > planned on taking mostly photos of family at Thanksgiving inside > > houses, so I carried lots of 400 ISO TMax and 800 ISO Fuji film. I > > didn't plan on coming back through the mountains of NC and > > photographing waterfalls in the brilliant sunshine of a warm > > November day. The 800 speed was much too high for most of what I > > was shooting. I was standing under the Dry Fall waterfall when I > > ran out of film and had to open the camera and reload, trying to > > shield the camera from the water. When I got it reloaded, it > > refused to take photos. I had to replace the batteries. When I got > > home, I took the film by Walgreens. They developed the color > > negatives within an hour but the B&W will take two weeks. I would > > have brought it home and put it in my Jobo but the chemicals have > > expired and I would have to order more small quantities that would > > probably expire before I take more film photos. I picked up the > > color prints and film from Walgreens and mounted the color > > negatives in slide mounts to scan in my Nikon LS5000. I intended > > to compare photos taken with the M7 and film using the 35/2.0 Asph > > lens and the exact same photos taken with the M8 using the 28/2.8 > > Asph lens. I had lots of examples - people, waterfalls, statues - > > in many different lighting situations. I cannot get a single > > acceptable scan of the color negative film. The waterfalls are a > > brilliant purple or blue. If I use the white balance on the > > waterfall, the rest of the photo is dark and murky. I'm still > > working on it but don't have high hopes that I'll be able to > > compare anything. The digital photos are already with my stock > > agency. I want another M8. > > > > Tina > > > > Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA > > http://www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >