[Leica] IMG: Blue Angels

[drodgers at casefarms.com (David Rodgers)]

Alan,

I didn't shoot film for a couple of years. Not surprisingly I got out of
practice. After using automated DSLRs I felt clumsy using my M6. It was
hard at first. Now all the setting and focusing and winding and film
changing is second nature again. 

Returning to processing was also a struggle. I had to mix developer and
fix again. Just getting the chemicals was a hassle. I had to figure out
a workflow with tanks, reels, loading, etc. It was messy at first. In a
sense I started fro scratch.  

I had a darkroom when I lived in Oregon. But I moved. I now use a
laundry room. Chem printing is not as easy as a digital workflow. But
the more I do it the easier it gets. Film, especially if you process it
yourself, takes a real commitment.

Now and then I ask myself, "why not just shoot digital?" It's because
photography with bw film is fascinating. It's an adventure. Right now
I'm using PMK. Interesting stuff! I just ordered a 28/3.5 Color-Skopar
(discontinued). Equipment's more interesting with film. 

Also, although I get more good pics from digital (which makes it good
for documentary, travel, etc.) my best photographs, in a
creative/artistic sense, are from film. All my framed and displayed
prints, except one, are analog sourced. 

DaveR


-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Magayne-Roshak [mailto:amr3@uwm.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 11:52 PM
To: lug
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Blue Angels

Quoting "David Rodgers" <drodgers@casefarms.com>:

> ...snip...
> The trip really brought home the variety of functionality in camera 
>equipment today. 

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I find an M to be easier to use (or should I say very much less
frustrating)
than a DSLR with all the menus, buttons, and the mind of it's own.  Not
to 
mention the size difference. With a Leica, set shutter, set aperture,
focus, 
and expose.  I like to tell the camera what to do. There is no camera I
like 
using more than my M3.

Alan

Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
UPAA POY 1978
University Information Technology Services
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Office Phone: 414 229-6525 | E-mail: amr3@uwm.edu
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