Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/04

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Subject: [Leica] f8 and be there HCB and everyone else
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 10:55:07 +0000
References: <CDD32F3E.AB9E%mark@rabinergroup.com> <1F564EB7-3C53-45F8-8245-4DF06A20F12F@sfr.fr>
 
Indeed, and there are pictures of him in the late 60s (Paris in '68?) with 
an f1.2 Noctilux....

john

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> 
> Le 4 juin 13 ? 11:44, Mark Rabiner a ?crit :
> 
> >
> > His favorite postwar combination was Tri-X developed in 777.
> >
> > His standard settings were f8 at 125/th with the focus set to 15ft (5
> > meters)
> >
> 
> Along with the idea that he was hunting for greys would mean he only got
> that camera out of his pocket when the light and subject matched these
> parameters - I don't bite into this Mark.
> He definitely made last second adjustments - f8 1/125th 5m 400ASA may
> have been his "ever-ready" settings, nothing else i.e. the neutral of 
> manual
> camera gearbox...
> Yes, I know it is known his tireur had a hell of time with his negs...
> 
> Amiti?s
> Ph
>
In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] f8 and be there HCB and everyone else)
Message from philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard) ([Leica] f8 and be there HCB and everyone else)