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Subject: [Leica] My Leica Infrared experience....
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Mon Feb 5 10:27:28 2007
References: <cb81b0b00702050204y78013bccw80272fdc3cf6c940@mail.gmail.com>

Very mysterious shots though.
Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 5-feb-07, om 11:04 heeft R S het volgende geschreven:

> Don't worry - it's not about the M8 camera...:)
>
> I took my first infrared film a few weeks ago (thanks for the help  
> received
> on this board) using my Leica III (F) from 1933 and well, it didn't  
> quite go
> as planned due to a series of mistakes and pure bad luck.
>
>
> a) Had to load (and cut) the film in a dark cafe restroom,
> b) Realized that the Kodak IR film has no actual ISO rating so had  
> to make a
> best guess,
> c) Seriously screwed up when using the Elmar 50/3.5 in that I  
> didn't extend
> it fully causing the lens not to focus properly,
> d) Realizing after about half the roll that the shutter was dragging
> (something I had suspected on the prior roll but chose to ignore..).
>
>
> So looking at my soft, ill exposed and somewhat fogged negatives I  
> scanned a
> couple of them for fun and here you go.
>
> 1) http://www.pbase.com/rsilfverberg/image/73980045.jpg
> 2) http://www.pbase.com/rsilfverberg/image/73980048.jpg
>
> More detailed rambling and some more photos here:
> http://silfver.blogspot.com/2007/02/when-it-all-goes-wrong.html
>
> /Rich
>
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