Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/07

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Photographing stage performances--help!
From: "Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 17:36:42 -0500

Speaking of fast Fuji, has anyone tried Provia 1600? If so, how was it?

- -----Original Message-----
From: ternahan [mailto:ternahan@sonic.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 1:59 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Photographing stage performances--help!


Also Fuji makes a decent 800 color film.
trish
ternahan@gentlelens.net


> From: "Joe Codispoti" <joecodi@charter.net>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 11:30:34 -0700
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Photographing stage performances--help!
> 
> Terry,
> 
> Having some experience in this area, I recommend several rolls of EK
Portra.
> Also, I would recommend that you enjoy the play. After, I suggest you use
> the Portra to photograph the "voluptuous Italian".
> 
> My regards to your father- and my congratulations to him as well.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> 
> From: "tm" <leicar8@earthlink.net>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> 
> 
>> I am taking my father and his voluptuous Italian girlfriend to see "Kiss
> Me
>> Kate" tonight. I intend to sneak into the theater my M6 TTL but am
> uncertain
>> which film to use and how to determine correct exposure. Based on our
>> seating's distance from the stage, I suspect my 90mm APO Summicron will
be
>> fine. Whether I use slide film or black and white film, which ISO do you
>> recommend I buy? And how should I meter with the M6: off an actor's skin,
>> costume, or what? Thanks in advance!!
>> 
>> Terry
>> 
>> 
> 
> 

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