Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]use a 35 or wider and tri x Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 19, 2022, at 7:55 AM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > ?Much like flying your success rate will increase with practice. If you > want to go without a meter find one of the many sunny 16 guides. With some > practice you can "see" the light and set exposure. > > Second, keep good notes on exposure set vs what you actually recorded > setting up a feedback loupe and happy accidents. > > Are planning on developing your own film or letting a lab do it. If the > latter definitely have a conversation with them about your options and > their recommendations. If developing yourself open a conversation with > Lluis. Personally, I would suggest a stand developer to control contrast > extremes. > > As to whether it is worth it, I think if you are up to a relatively long > process to get the results you want with a lot of iterations then it can be > very rewarding. > >> On Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 9:36 AM simon jessurun via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >> From: simon jessurun <simon.apekop at gmail.com> >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 09:14:07 +0200 >> Subject: Leica 1f question >> L.s. >> After years of wide Canon?s nice shoots and a farewell to cameras >> eventually and the ease of an iphone with snapseed , I?d like to go back >> to >> basic stuff guessing exposure, framing and distance. That and finding a >> nice but tatty 1f put a camera in my hand again. >> My question is, >> Is it really possible to forego all the bells and whistles and shoot from >> the hip so to speak. Perhaps some of you have tried. Obviously I don?t >> know. I like the challenge but dont want to waste too much time on a fools >> errand. >> You even reading is , is highly appreciated. >> As usual sorry for the yuckspeak series of one million. >> Fond regards >> Simon >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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