Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/23

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Subject: [Leica] Wedding pics (ugh)
From: "Richard W. Hemingway" <rheming@ibm.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 09:53:56 -0600

Lugs,

It looks like I will be doing something I said I would never do again.  My
grandaughter is getting married next year and wants me to take some
pictures at the wedding reception.  She will have a formal wedding
photographer - so I won't have to do that ( did it twice - not great).  

What I want to do is take informal pictures at the reception with my M6s.
She turned down the idea of B&W, which I understand is getting pretty
popular again.  So I will be taking color print film.  I don't yet know the
light levels, but I imagine it will be more on the darker rather than the
lighter side.  I will be able to visit and take some readings well before
the wedding.

I have a 24/2.8 ASPH. 35/1.4 ASPH, 50/2.0 and 90/2.8.  I have been thinking
along the lines using the 35 and a 50 noct, wide open - or perhaps the
35/1.4 and 75/1.4.  I may use B&W in one camera anyway - or color print in
both and just keep a different lens on each body.

what is a good color print film to use??  I don't know the type of lighting
yet either.

Ideas from them who has been there???  Obviously, to use the 50 noct. or
the 75 I will have to change some of my lenses around.

Dick Hemingway
Plano, TX