Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As always, the faces of spactators are more interesting and more telling. One question - I've never owned a Noctilux - does it create barrell distortion (picture 9 - Making Book)?? Martin > my good friend at work happens to be a International Grand Master Chess player. > every few years, someone in the office comes along claiming to be a great chess > player. if my boss--the head of the MBS (mortgage-backed securities) > trading desk (the guy in the second photo)--hears about it, he insists on > a game then and there to prove who's the better man. > typical trader mentality stuff. :-) > > such an impromptu challenge occurred last week. i happened to have my M6 > and Noctilux at work, intending on testing a roll of Neopan 1600. after hours > when everyone was herded off the trading desk into a nearby conference room > for the event, i was ready. in the end, my friend vanquished the challenger, > even after granting a 5-minute time extension. i won't say that money did > not change hands. > > here are the images: > > http://www.shinozuka-family.com/chess > > lighting was horrible, typical conference room with those > cans shooting straight down. > > if nothing else, the expression of the spectators is fairly amusing. > i enjoyed the fact that no one seemed to notice me or the camera. > > M6 0.85 Classic > Noctilux 50/f1.0 > Fuji Neopan 1600 at EI 640, Xtol(1+3) 11.5 min (too flat, still testing) > Exposure: f1.0 1/125-1/250 sec > > -rei