Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey LUG, Thanks again to all those put me onto this film. I got talked into doing a wedding, and this film, with its good color, very impressive grain, given its speed, and exposure latitude, really worked out great. In the soft light [outdoor wedding], the R19, R24, f4 R35-70, R50, and R100 got quite an afternoon's workout, and the winder on my R8 and SF 20 [outdoor fill at -1 2/3 on a few shots] went through 10+ 36 exposure rolls without hesitating. There were fresh batteries ready, given the volume of film shot, but things were working at the finish as they had at the start, and they weren't even fresh batteries to begin with. Photos were very good, with a very high "keeper" percentage. A good project, all things considered. Happy family, relieved me. I thought about all the pros on the LUG during the wedding, as this was a family thing, and despite my recommendations, they surprised me by not hiring a wedding photographer. There was a lot of pressure because of this, and after being into various chrome films almost exclusively for the last 20 years it was really a relief to see these results. My screwing up the wedding pictures would have been remembered at least as long as the wedding! Wow! What a great thing this R8 is. The more I use it, the more I like it, and the more I like it, the more I use it. A real workhorse, with a meter that helps me put the shot I "saw" in my mind, on film so faithfully. This project's results really finally put away the ambivalence I've felt about my old F3HP since buying my R8 in 1997. What a camera. I really love this R8. Another lesson learned: To all our pros out there, I gained a real appreciation for the pressure you are under to get to the right spot with light at the right angle, and get the right shot on film. My photography has been such a leisurely pastime, a relaxation inducer rather than a tension producer, this wedding project was a real eye opener for me. Hats off to you. Not to worry about this amateur encroaching on your rightful turf. I may back up a pro again, as a favor to the family, but I will not as the sole shooter. Got plenty of pressure in my day job, thank you!! On another note; For those who'd have preferred to fuss at Erwin, snarl at Stephen, dump on various nationalities, and indict people in 2000 for heinous behaviors of various nationalities in 1942, sorry. I won't go there...we are eroding the substance of the LUG when we do. I am no wuss, but let's mix it up on issues that matter, and discover a little tolerance for one another. Blind intolerance of human differences will cost people their lives today, as they have for thousands of years. We are letting the LUG erode into damned foolishness, firing electrons at each other instead of stones bullets. LUG can be a learning forum. What we have been learning about each other is tragic. Enjoy the light. Semper R. Greg