Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, when you are developing six sheets at a time, and the first six look funny, and the next six - 90 more to go and a bad feeling sets in...Once again my family is grateful that I do not make my living by taking photos. Ken On 11/22/2010 7:13 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > Oh, no! Messing up with one MF frame per perfect light photo is so much > worse :-( Thanks, Ken. I didn't think it could get any worse, but > obviously, it can. Commiserations. > > Tina > > On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Ken Carney<kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > >> On 11/22/2010 6:04 PM, Tina Manley wrote: >> >>> LUG: >>> >>> I will admit to you, the LUG, how frustrated I am with my photos of the >>> Grand Canyon. I think I posted that I used up several batteries in the >>> M9 >>> too fast as we descended into the canyon. I turned off the preview and >>> saved lots of battery time and reviewing time; HOWEVER, as I discovered >>> when >>> I started to review all of my photos at home, my 24 Elmarit had a huge >>> smudge on the bottom of the lens. I didn't notice it at the time (and >>> might >>> not have even with the preview), but it is very obvious in the photos. >>> Unfortunately, I also decided to simplify and use only one lens on the >>> M9 >>> all the way down - the 24. Therefore, the only photos on the way down >>> that >>> I'm giving good ratings to are the M8 ones, with the 12 CV and 35/1.4. >>> Luckily, I changed to the 21/2.8 on the M9 on the way back up. >>> >>> You can see the effect of the smudge in the center bottom of this photo: >>> http://www.pbase.com/image/130559291 >>> >>> <http://www.pbase.com/image/130559291>Any suggestions on how to fix this? >>> I've tried Clarity in LR and it doesn't do a thing. Is it hopeless? >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> >>> My condolences but I am at least heartened that professionals can do >>> this >> also. I had some photos last weekend that I liked, but I accidentally >> changed the "mode" dial to shutter value, and wound up with a bunch of >> photos at f/45 and such, all goners. So now to tape the dial down. The >> worst was a road trip to southern Utah and Death Valley. The first photo >> was a portrait of my spouse in Utah, with my Linhof 4x5 Technica. When I >> put the dark slide back in, the film popped out of the film holder into >> the >> camera. No prob, I removed the back, took out the sheet of film and >> reshot. >> The rest of the trip had some of the best light I have ever seen. >> Unfortunately, when I got back all the images were OOF. Long story >> short, >> it is possible to put the back on the camera backwards, the image on the >> ground glass looks fine, but the film is just out of the plane of focus. >> I >> left my Polaroid back at home to save weight........ >> >> Ken >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >