Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/29

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Subject: RE: [Leica] web site
From: "Jean-Claude Berger" <jcberger@jcberger.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:16:04 +0200

Hello Chandos,

Thanks a lot for the kind words. I really appreciate. BTW, I loved your site
too.

> what percentage of shots are tripod mounted--especially the 75 Smilax (in
> the "Mulhouse" shots for instance)?

I'm ashame. None are tripod mounted. Actually, I take pictures after my work day
(I'm training people or give lectures about computers). So at 6 or 7 PM, I'm
free and I have a walk in the city. As I have my equipment with me during the
whole day, I can't carry a tripod. Sometimes, I bring a monopod. I managed to
find a very cute Linhof monopod after I read Keppler's (spelling?) paper some
months ago in Pop photo. But I don't remember having used it for the pictures on
my site.

> are you metering through the M6--or using a separate meter?

It depends. When light is easy, I use the built-in lightmeter. When I doubt, I
use a Minolta Autometer IV (the days I'm not too lazzy :-) in incident mode.
Actually, the incident meter is usefull when I want a regular exposure. When I
want to give some effect, I take a base reading with the built-in meter and
correct it to suit my idea.

Thanks again and all the best,

- --
Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com)
Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE)
Lyon, France
http://www.jcberger.com


> Allowing for the digital scans, some of this stuff looks like medium
> format!  Wonderful!
>
> Chandos
>
>
>
>
> At 09:59 PM 9/28/1999 +0200, you wrote:
> >Thanks a lot Jem. Those are really kind words. About the people pictures, I'm
> >afraid I don't have anything that could be shown. Maybe I'll try someday
> >to add
> >some but they are weak :-( .
> >
> >Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com)
> >Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE)
> >Lyon, France
> >http://www.jcberger.com
>
>
>
> Chandos Michael Brown
> Assoc. Prof., History and American Studies
> College of William and Mary
>
http://www.wm.edu/CAS/ASP/faculty/brown