Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Zurich area has been in a freeze since mid-December, and as a result most of the lakes in this part of Switzerland are sufficiently frozen to allow skating. So frozen lakes are my theme for the week. The main picture and the first alternate were both taken with the Rollei 35 on Agfa Scala at a lake a few km from my home: http://www.wajsman.com/2002_2.jpg http://www.wajsman.com/2002_2alt1.jpg The more I use the little Rollei the more I like it. It is quirky (left-handed film-advance lever, flash hot shoe on the bottom, you basically take the camera apart to load film, focusing is by guessing the distance) but the lens is excellent and somehow it seems to fit really well with Agfa Scala. And the whole thing is truly pocketable. The second alternate was taken at another frozen lake near a ski area called Hoch-Ybrig. I was attracted by the combination of a sign announcing that this is a beach/windsurfing area and the snow-covered lake: http://www.wajsman.com/2002_2alt2.jpg This was taken with the 50mm Summilux on Fuji Acros, developed in XTOL 1+3. I am really impressed with the combination of Acros and diluted XTOL; it is the only film/developer combination with which I am able to retain some texture in sunlit snow despite the continuous agitation of my Jobo processor. The complete PAW index is at: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm and comments are welcome and appreciated as always. Nathan - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html