Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, lets see. You shoot with a Nikon on a Leica list. In this instance, as now you're, almost, shooting with a 'blad, you might want to consider joining the Rollei list. It would bookend your camera practice experience quite nicely. s.d On Jul 12, 2007, at 1:24 PM, Kyle Cassidy wrote: > > > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2007/hasselblad-joe1.jpg > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2007/hasselblad-joe2.jpg > > as they say "hooah!" > > I've had it three days now and haven't figured out exactly how to > take a photo with it yet (red dot white dot, white dot white dot, > white dot what?) it seems to have all the worst features of both a > 4x5 and an Edsel. One of the things that really confused me, apart > from multiple shutters which must be "tensioned" one way or the > other depending on the day of the week, was the incorporation of a > dark slide, which I immediately misplaced and didn't care, figuring > "i'll never use this" -- then took the magazine off only to > discover many hours later after banging the two pieces together, > that one cannot put the magazine back on the camera without the > DARK SLIDE. > > it LOOKS good though. and hopefully, i'll get film to pass through > it this weekend. > > THEN y'all are in trouble! > > yours, > > Hasselblad Joe > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information