[Leica] Tri-X users Anonymous

[Mike Johnston <michaeljohnston@ameritech.net>]

> My name is Dan, and I am a Tri-X-a-holic.
> I have been a heavy user since 1963, and if it were not for fortifying doses
> of Ritalin and Prozac, I would be a catatonic zombie! Yes, Tri-X exposure,
> expecially with a Leica and a Summarit causes some strange physiological
> reactions. I used to find myself in very dark places, taking photographs,
> and having to guess at the exposure since I could not see the speed dial or
> aperture marks on the lens- I just cranked the aperture wide open, set the
> shutter so it buzzed and didn't click, and took pictures! Frightening!


Hi Dan. My name is Mike, and I, too, am a Tri-X-aholic.

- --Mike


Tri-X and the Summarit. Whatever else you are, you are a lucky man <s>.