[Leica] 300,000 IMAGES?

Mon Aug 29 15:28:27 PDT 2016

Hi Nathan,
Despite my somewhat anti film post. :-) In all honesty I have wondered what it would be like blowing a few rolls of B&W film just for the hell of it?  :-)
Then I cringe at putting all my old darkroom back into shape, mixing chemicals, buying new film reels and tank!
Oh well next time? And I put the idea away for now!

One of the toughest things about film when covering the Olympics was always checking how many frames are left on a roll? 
Whether you had one Leica or 6 as I was festooned with on occasions'. 
Imagine this one? There you are at the finish line, the "Men's 100 metre final."  You've been there since 7.a.m. waiting to hold your spot for this most important race at 1.30 in the afternoon. Yeah that's right, 7a.m.!! And the race is at 1.30!! And you guys thought covering the Olympics was all fun?  :-) When that one race would have approx. 300 photographers crammed mainly at the end of the track all shooting the same image of 8 runners coming straight at them.
"DON'T GO THERE!!" :-( The start gun goes "BANG!"and the race is over in 9.79 seconds! Like you've hardly had time for a second breathe and it's over! 
However as the runners approach the finish line you click off a few frames. 
BUT YOU USED 30 ON PREVIOUS RACES!
Before the race? You were distracted and didn't remember to check how many frames are unexposed on the main camera? It's a 36 frame roll and you've shot 30 on the previous races. You didn't check? The gun goes and the runners are coming at you like bolts of lightning!
In milli seconds they near the finish line? You click off frames quickly! Crossing the line winner photo? GUESS WHAT?  :-(
YOU'VE RUN OUT OF FILM! Why? Well on key events such as this you should always have brand new 36 FRM rolls in each camera with their various lenses so? "YOU WILL NOT RUN OUT OF FILM AT PRECISELY THE ULTIMET MOMENT OF THE WINNER CROSSING THE FINISH LINE!" If you haven't re-placed rolls?  oops!:-(
Please don't think this would never happen to you? 
If you have never covered this type of sport event why would you ever think of taking a half used roll out of your camera? JUST IN CASE? Then re-load with a 36 brand new 36 frame roll! Now there's a bit of free sports==camera use advice! :-)
Oh and I've been shooting all the big international sports events since 1970 in Edinburgh, Scotland. "The Commonwealth Games." Much like the Olympics. Only the countries are in the British Commonwealth compete!  You think these games have more photogs than you ever seen? Wait until you go to cover the Summer Olympics!!
cheers,
Dr. Ted Grant O.C. 

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From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman
Sent: August-29-16 1:54 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] 300,000 IMAGES?

But it is fun, and it just goes to show that our art form is an inclusive one. During the past week, I have shot film, regular digital, and infrared digital (with the M8). It’s all good.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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> On 29 Aug 2016, at 22:47, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> Interesting to see some of the CREW dabbling with film and their fine
> results. I think it's cool! :-)
> HOWEVER? You couldn't get me back to it unless you gave me "FREE FILM!"
> Somebody else to "SOUP IT!" and scan it to computer! :-) Oh Yeah make all
> the contact sheets and match with each roll of sleeved negs! . 
> However! most importantly? 
> "PAY ME HANDS0MELY TO USE IT." :-)  
> Oh yeah I was going to say, "supply a LEICA to shoot it."
> But I forgot I still have an M6, well one of my Grandson's is using it and
> when he has some cool images? He brings them over and flaunts them in my
> face with big smiles! "Hey Gramps real cool this film stuff! I like it
> better than digital!" Then he waves sleeved rolls of negs in my face and
> laughs! 
> "Smart ass!" :-) 
> But he's a very good photog! So I don't mind one iota! :-) Oh yeah he shoots
> digital also. But film is #1!
> However? Think about how many rolls it takes for 300,000 images in the
> archive vaults of the National Archives of Canada and a whole bunch more in
> the National Art Gallery of Canada. And probably another 100,000 in my
> personal files? No I don't think I'd be too excited going back to shooting a
> documentary assignment project and hauling the amount of film for a month?
> Digital is my baby and I don't have to keep checking? "HOW MANY FRAMES DO I
> HAVE LEFT ON THE ROLLS ?" In the  LEICAS HANGING ABOUT MY BODY?  :-) Oh they
> were the days!!  GO BACK TO IT?? 
> NOT A HOPE IN HADES!":-)  
> cheers,
> Dr. Ted  Grant O.C. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Peter Dzwig
> Sent: August-29-16 12:54 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: Lluis with a classic Leica, photographed with a
> classic Leica
> 
> 
> Glad to see you guys using real Leicas (just joking) AND FILM!! ;-)
> 
> Peter
> 
>>> On Aug 25, 2016, at 5:09 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Lluis had an M3, I had an M2. We were both happy last week in Sitges:
>>> 
>>> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/luggers/20160825-Acros_2016_10
> _6.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
>> 
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