Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 for Color/B&W + Lightweight Bag + M6 lenses
From: Nick Poole <nick.botton@camphill.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 20:47:24 +0000
References: <31AC914701CCD111900700805FE655DB0419364F@xch-mes-02.msc.az.boeing.com>

>John Alexander in Phoenix explained:
>
<Snip>

>Normally, I use ASTIA 100 in this camera, because this lens is used
>primarily for head and shoulder shots of people.  Whenever ASTIA is in this
>camera, I stick a little blue Avery label  (1/4"circle) just to the right of
>the eyepiece on the rear of the camera.  This tells me that ASTIA is in the
>camera.  When the film is taken out, I peel off the label (NO LABEL - NO
>FILM IN THE CAMERA).  It's hard to make a mistake this way.  NOTE:  If I
>were to use VELVIA in this camera, I would use a green label instead of a
>blue one.  If B/W film were to be used, I use a yellow label, etc. 
>M6#2 is chrome because it has a chrome 35 1.4 asph attached (chrome and
>chrome looks good!)  I normally use ASTIA 100 in this camera also (and affix
>the little blue Avery circle near the viewfinder window).
>M6#3 is chrome because it carries a chrome 50 2.0.  I normally use Scala 200
>in this camera.  The yellow Avery sticky is placed near the eyepiece.
>
<All kinds of interesting details on cobblers snipped> ;-)

Real designer label stuff, this! New colour co-ordinations for Hermes?
But I'll never get the hang of it - perhaps if I read it again very, 
very sloooowly ;-)
Nick ;-)

In reply to: Message from "EXT-Alexander, John" <John.Alexander@ARZ.Boeing.com> ([Leica] M6 for Color/B&W + Lightweight Bag + M6 lenses)