[Leica] IMG: Jammed

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

John McMaster OFFERED:
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Jammed


>I think you are giving cameras the credit for too much knowledge, they are 
>dumb 'if this do that' type machines - I think you needed the auto ASA with 
>manual exposure. I stick with all manual ;-)<<<<

Hi John,
I gave all that manual settings up when I started shooting with 3 Leica 
M7's.  I bought one first and shot 3 rolls of Tri-x 400 @ ASA 800 with the 
camera selecting the exposures each frame. Souped the 3 rolls together and 
made prints from each roll after the camera selecting the exposures. Each 
roll givin identical print exposure times in the developer under every type 
of lighting conditions......... they all printed using the identical print 
exposure time for acceptable prints.

I immediately ordered two more M7 bodies as Sandy Carter and I were about to 
start shooting our international all B&W book...... "Women in Medicine. A 
Celebration of their work!" The third of my Trilogy books on the medical 
profession in action! I have the last copies about to arrive shortly from 
the publisher. Will it be printed again??? Good question given the lousy 
state of class book publishing these days?

On that book shoot I exposed 500 rolls of film all shot on automatic, ASA 
800 and never lost a frame from "Automatic exposure selection!" Regardless 
of lighting conditions!

If you care to see a book on these incredible medical ladies when the photog 
is using Leica M7's, on automatic and B&w film and all available-light? As 
many of the LUG crew have done in the past, you will find it very 
enlightening as this book comes with a "PHOTOGRAPHER'S supplement" filling 
in all the details of how it was shot and why! Along with an e-mail address 
where you are most welcome to ask all the questions about the photography, 
who-- why?

cheers,
ted