Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mitch, Thank you most kindly. cheers, ted -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mitch Zeissler Sent: January-15-15 3:10 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Long term M7 satisfaction? Thank you for the excellent write up, Ted! I sincerely appreciate it. Mitch Zeissler === Website: http://exploratorius.us/ > On Jan 14, 2015, at 4:37 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > The infamous M7 is/was just incredible to use! > > When Sandy Carter and myself were about to produce the medical book, "WOMEN > IN MEDICINE. A Celebration of Their Work!" The M7 had just come on the > market and my 3 M6 bodies were needing an upgrade. So I felt! > So I ordered an M7 body to give it a try. > > 'Given 100% of what we shot in and about the hospitals was going to be > "STRICTLY LEICA AVAILABLE LIGHT IMAGES." We did a bit of a test shoot all on > automatic! > > I set the T-Max @ ASA 800. Shot a couple of walk about rolls. Then around > the house another and darkroom, some outside at dusk. Later. we had 5 rolls > exposed, various LEICA lenses used and all kinds of light and intensity > conditions........... "ALL FRAMES SHOT WITH CAMERA SET ON AUTOMATIC! No > fancy ass changes! NADA! These were all shutter speeds set by camera and my > glimpse in viewfinder if I felt comfortable with what I saw. "CLICK!" tHAT > WAS IT! > > Souped the 5 rolls together in deep tank in D76. And surprise of all > surprises every frame was perfectly exposed. The detail wasn't relevant! > They were just test throw-a-way rolls. > > When dried they were contact printed and a few selected for 8X10 prints and > some 11X14 for book reproduction to see what they looked like in big print > size. ALL ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! > > The next morning I phoned Leica, immediately ordered two more bodies and > left for Phoenix USA the next day when they arrived! And the book began > shooting with 5 incredible lady doctors that Dr. Steve Barbour had arranged > for me to work with for a couple of weeks! > > Those of the LUG CREW who later purchased book copies after publication have > all been complimentary about the images that obviously were all M7 captured! > If one has any questions about the M7 quality "ASK ME!" Or better still > purchase a B&W all Leica camera created book copy from me! Yeah I know it's > a bit of plug for Friday sales! ;-) > > By the way Sandy Carter also bought a couple of M7's of her own. So every > image in this beautifully printed B&W book are all LEICA / available light > images if you really would like to see what you can do with a LEICA and the > light you see with everyday whenever! SOME EXAMPLES in the LUG Gallery or my > webpage: TEDGRANTPHOTO.COM > > OH YEAH. I shot 500 rolls during the coverage for the book. All shot at ASA > 800! And every exposure was "camera selected" a few minor adjustments > depending what I saw in the viewfinder shutter-speed and my gut told me to > make the slight change. :-) Damn fine film camera. > > Then I switched to M8 and basically shoot in the exact same manner! KISS! > "SEE-CLICK!":-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information