Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>This is such a no brainer by anyone with an ounce of common sense I'm amazed >at all the techniques offered. Which by the way all work. > >Look, before you reload the roll make sure you know exactly how many frames >were exposed. And how do you know that? Well when you took it out three >weeks ago you marked how many frames were exposed right on the film leader >still sticking out. Right? You did do that didn't you? I knew did! ;-) > >You marked on that roll how many frames were exposed, so load in the normal >fashion, then put the lens tightly on your pant leg, OK ladies on yer skirt >and fire away until you've gone by two frames of the previously exposed >frames! > >Hell I don't have a lens cap for 90% of my lenses so I don't worry about the >"put the lens cap on, set shutter to 1/1000 then smallest aperture etc, >shoot." Sure they are all OK to do, but in the field in a hurry you sure >don't go around looking for the lens cap or worrying about setting shutter >speeds. > >It's in the camera, winder 'er on as quickly as you can and it's wham bam >thank you Ma'am! Loaded and yer shooting like crazy! > >Like I said, it's truly a no brainer. > >ted. > >Dear Ted. I really hate to respond to you, but feel I must as I don't like be accused of being without a brain. If you had paid attention to my original post you would of known that I have done partial roll before and one could assume successfully at that. And I use the hand over lens, 1000/sec etc., etc. My post was due to the fact that I have not had experience with the little clip-on lens cap that came with my new Summicron and was curious if it was truly light-proof. As noted I had experimented and it seems so, but I cherished some support. So, a closer reading of my post would of saved you a lot of typing. Regards, Michael > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Ted Grant Photography Limited >www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html