Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Simon Lamb wrote: >> >> My wife will be giving birth to our thrid child in about six weeks time and >> I wanted to ask what would be the best filter for use in a hospital room >> with flourecscent tube lighting. I have used B&W filters before but I am >> open to any suggestions of better filters for the Leica glass.<<<<<<<<< > Having four children and photographing three of the four births, I think B&W is the way to go. My second was born Dec 21 1972. Cameras were not allowed so I put my Minox C, set on Automatic, loaded with Tri-x, set at ASA 800, in my pocket. When Christopher was on his way out, I pulled the Minox out of my pocket, set the distance, and started taking photographs. As I snapped away, I uttered "you don't mind if I take some pictures, do you?", snap, snap, snap. The doc and nurses were so busy they grunted "uh uh" as I snapped away. I processed it in 1:100 Rodinal and have some great 5x7 prints of the birth. Yes, a subminiature Minox is a camera too... :-) Jim