Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/25

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Film Again!
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:43:00 -0500
References: <ED04D0C029A949E391E8D8003E58AB4F@jimnichols><8FDAD5B3-1529-4BA4-8C2D-86BAF4FDA548@frozenlight.eu> <4EA71054.8000001@hemenway.com>

That Velvia is beautiful, Jim.  You sure picked a great day for that outing.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Hemenway" <jim at hemenway.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Film Again!


> Nathan:
>
> I still like color on film or on sensor:
>
> Mohawk Trail:
> http://www.hemenway.com/MohawkTrail-6008i-10222007/
> http://www.hemenway.com/MohawkTrail-K10D-10222007/
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On 10/25/11 2:27 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>> Nice, Jim, but frankly speaking, I think color film is a waste of time. 
>> Those pictures have nothing that your digital images do not do better. I 
>> think the film niche is in monochrome. I do not expect to shoot a roll of 
>> color film again, ever.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>>
>>
>> YNWA
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 25, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>
>>> Today, I picked up my first roll of processed film in about five years. 
>>> This local processor promised high resolution CD images, and most were 
>>> pretty good. Most were 1200 by 1800 pixels, though verticals were 
>>> somewhat smaller.
>>>
>>> A late model Beech Bonanza was captured with my Leica IIIf RD and 
>>> Jupiter 12 35/2.8 lens on Kodak 200.
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Image+9A.jpg.html
>>>
>>> And the Staggerwings are represented year-round above the terminal door 
>>> by this scale model of the locally famous Staggerwing known as "Big 
>>> Red".  Leica IIIf and Summitar 50/2 lens on Kodak 200.
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Image+15A.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
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