[Leica] IMG: Brilliant Sunset!!!

[Jean-Michel Mertz]

Thanks for the information, Richard. Sorry for the mishap, you're right, this is probably a one-time incident. I'll be all the more careful with my 500 since Hassie repairs do cost a fortune ... and I'm not prepared to sell my kidney either!
JM 


Jean-Michel Mertz
68750 - Bergheim

 
> Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 10:32:09 -0800
> From: richard at richardmanphoto.com
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Brilliant Sunset!!!
> 
> Hi Jean-Michel: I love the Hasselblad. I still use the M9 and the iPhone,
> but I use the 4x5 for most of my "good stuff" and the Hasselblad on a
> tripod is not too shobby quality wise comparing to the 4x5. So...
> 
> I process all my films, B&W, C41 and slides, although I mainly use C41 now
> for just about everything. I got the process down pat, so it doesn't take
> that much time. With the big negs, I rarely need to do much post
> processing. Since I like to print BIG on the "good stuff" (e.g. 17x22" or
> up), I am pushing the limit of the M9 at that size (and up), but the 4x5
> and 6x6 just laugh at it :-) I would think that the SL would be perfect for
> me, but I am running out of kidney...
> 
> As for the actual mishap: somehow the A12 back jammed - may be due to the
> cold or may be it was just misbehaving and ripped a piece of film paper at
> the end. And somehow fumbled this and that in the snow, fell and dropped,
> and oops. So not likely to happen to anyone else.
> 
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 5:47 AM, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> wrote:
> 
> > Hello Richard,
> > I like this picture a lot, the snow, the composition. And also because
> > it's Hasselblad! I guess you develop the negatives yourself? And then scan
> > the lot. Once in a while I get my 500 C/M out and go through a film ... The
> > pictures are all right but the machine is a bit cumbersome - and I can't
> > see the result! One day I'll have to develop the pictures myself - B&W I
> > mean, the colour process is too much!
> > By the way, I'm eagerly selecting my two LUG Yearbook pictures. I'll post
> > them soon.
> > JM
> > I'd be curious to know what type of catastrophe happened to your 203FE?
> > Just to avoid going through the same event!
> >
> >
> > Jean-Michel Mertz
> > 68750 - Bergheim
> >
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 05:11:28 -0800
> > > From: richard at richardmanphoto.com
> > > To: lug at leica-userg
> > > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Brilliant Sunset!!!
> > >
> > > We went to see the sunset but was greeted by snowfall
> > >
> > > http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20151201-Scanned-1321.jpg
> > >
> > > Hasselblad 203FE 80/2.8, Portra 400
> > >
> > > Sadly, the 203FE suffered a catastrophe soon afterward and it's on its
> > way
> > > to Hasselblad NJ for repair. It would appear that my insurance does cover
> > > for it, so hopefully I do not need to sell another kidney to have it
> > > functional again.
> > >
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