[Leica] The "problem" with the M9

[Sonny Carter]

Ted, I did HAVE to shoot tri-x for years, and that's why I shoot most always in colo(u)r.


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> On Jan 4, 2017, at 9:06 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!! A NEAR BATTLE STORM DUE TO NEW TECHNOLOGY! :-(
> Forget all this babblefesting colour/B&W/ converting M9 and all the other
> techie stuff! Is the M9 the only camera creating all these perceived
> problems/situations?
> Back yourselves up to, lets say? Tri-X or Plus-X?1950
> Would you all be beating on each other and or camera in referring to the
> same techie jibberish?? I bet not!
> Imagine you're working for a wire service or newspaper and all you shoot is
> B&W film? Now you're out on an assignment and you can only shoot B&W?
> However, it's a big fire with lots of wild colours flashing about! COLOUR!
> COLOUR!
> Do you know what you'd be doing?
> Screw the colour and be shooting your brains out with the film the newspaper
> supplies you with to cover your assignments! AND CAPTURE MAGICAL PHOTOS!
> TODAY?  Me? Digital? Without a so called technical thought I'm shooting
> colour. Hell I don't even know if you can set an M8, let alone an M9? To
> shoot in  B&W only? 
> Oh yeah, I didn't read the manual in depth, as at the time "I GOT THE
> CAMERA!" I had a two day assignment to shoot and had to get my ass out the
> door! So I shot everything in "REAL COOL COLOUR!" DROP DEAD BEAUTIFUL!"
> 
> Me? AWESOME COOL! No more two films! Then when I learned how to print B&W
> from colour???? GREAT!
> Clients loved seeing colour & BW conversions as beautiful as they were. Then
> I learned a little of the "auto TWEAKING BUTTONS?" Very cool!
> And I basically laughed all the way to the bank!:-)
> Then along come you guys and all this super techie stuff creating a
> confusion that WOULD MAKE A BLIND MAN? blinder!
> Me? I just go out without a thought. But my "OBSERVATION EYE" turned on!
> Remember I only have one good eye. I just get lucky in my "OBSERVATION
> MODE!"  :-) 
> ok THERE I'VE PROBABLY STIRRED IT ALL UP A BIT?  :-) Don't I just bug you at
> times???  :-) 
> CHEERS crew!
> Dr. ted Grant  C.M. O.C.
> 
> 
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