Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Luggers, I've just had the best week for ages! I've not really felt like doing much following the death of my Father in Law in August, but that's behind me now and I have finally started to work through a backlog of about 25 films. The films are mainly shots taken with the M6 during our summer holiday in France - some architectural, some candids and some landscapes. I managed 11 work prints one evening last week and some of the results look quite promising. However, today, I managed to produce 20 work prints in one session and I had to stop only when I ran out of drying rack space. Of the thirty or so prints that I have made so far this week, I reckon that 15 are probably worth putting on to fibre. Not bad considering that I have only worked through 3 or 4 films so far. Earlier this week, there was a thread about developers for Delta 100. Well, I used ID11 for my films. I have to say that I am pretty pleased with it - the prints are quite contrasty - probably equivalent to grade 2 and a half or even three when compared to pictures taken on HP5 plus developed in Perceptol. I may need to cut my development time a bit, but I am undecided at the moment. So after a great darkroom session today (it was pouring down this morning) I drove into the local town centre and wandered around with the M6. By this time, the weather had improved and it was worth while having a go at some street shots. Nothing much seemed to be happening until I spotted a lady talking on a mobile phone whilst peering into a shop window. The light was just right and from where I was standing it looked just like she was talking to her own reflection. Do you know that feeling you get when you just know you have a potential winner? Well I think this could be it - assuming of course the exposure, composition and focus are all spot on. But that's enough pessimism! As soon as I have some decent prints, I'll post them up for critique. Oh and the icing on the cake today? A brand new chrome 0.58 M6TTL. It had been bought by someone in April, it's never been out of the box and I got got a fantastic deal! Gotta go - I feel the need to develop some more film amd make some more prints! Have a good weekend everyone Regards Mark Pope Swindon, Wilts UK http://www.monomagic.co.uk - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html