[Leica] Miss you guys: Corona PAW

[dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)]

The scanner situation has me worried as well. My Nikon is still holding up,
but the roll film feeder quit on me. I think there are some LEDs that need
to be replaced or something. It no longer senses when the film has been
fed. It pulls it in, then ejects it again. So the last sensor is probably
not picking up the data.

Film is getting a bit of a situation. But I just live with it. There are no
longer riches in choices, and that is kind of good. I've just settled on
two: HP5+ and Fomapan 400 (which is better around 250, but can do in a
pinch at higher EI's).

Daniel


On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 3:12 PM Jeffery Smith via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> I've relapsed to film as well, and wish all things analog-related were as
> inexpensive and abundant as before. Most distressing to me is the lack of
> acceptable film scanners. I may go from 35mm film to 120 film simply
> because a good flatbed scanner is better than a lousy 35mm film scanner.
>
> I do like the analog qualities of the pics below. I'm having trouble
> getting accustomed to the switch back to post processing in film versus
> digital. Most digital required tiny tweaks, while curves, contrast,
> brightness are sort of like juggling 3 balls.
>
> Jeffery
>
> > On Mar 6, 2021, at 8:01 AM, Daniel Ridings via LUG <lug at 
> > leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > It's been a while. I guess I've wandered the scorching desert of FB and
> > even if there are nice things about meeting up with people from all over
> > the world, I haven't run into more than a handful of familiar names.
> >
> > Can't explain why, but I've gone almost exclusively back to film,
> starting
> > about a year back. I suppose the pandemic is part of the reason. The
> > pandemic combined with retirement (-ish) has led to plenty of time on
> hand.
> > I no longer need to stress my way through scans before a work day
> begins. I
> > have all day, if I want to.
> >
> > I've taken the opportunity to send in almost all my bodies and the odd
> lens
> > for CLA's. I started with the III's. I was using them the most (I needed
> > the diopter adjustment), but just in the last month I had my cataract
> > treated (new lens in my eye) and can now focus an M.
> >
> > This is my part of my walk, corona walk, for the week. Nothing dramatic.
> > The lack of drama is almost something I am trying to focus on. (Now that
> I
> > can ... with the M2).
> >
> > https://flic.kr/p/2kHuj1P Lindome Centrum (to the pharmacy)
> > https://flic.kr/p/2kHqaWG Under the tracks on the way back
> > https://flic.kr/p/2kHtN1s Front yard
> > https://flic.kr/p/2kHuiXY Front yard, cleaning up winter's bird feed
> > https://flic.kr/p/2kHtMZq Kitchen table
> >
> > Anyway, I am going to try to discipline myself.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
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