Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/08

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Honduras
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 20:05:12 -0700
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Tina... see my winky on that message...  :)  ;)  I was just pulling your 
leg! I know you have to keep on using film. If you take a digital camera to 
Honduras, it better be in an underwater case... :)

:)

Jim



>>At 04:07 PM 5/8/2002 -0400, Tina Manley wrote:
>>
>>>You've raved so much about the M7 that I couldn't resist.  I just 
>>>ordered one from Carl and will be trying it out in Honduras in June.
>>
>>
>>Tina... when did you start using film again?
>>
>>;)
>>
>>Jim
>
>
>I never stopped, Jim!!!  It is just so much easier to use digital :-(   I 
>dread the thought of developing more film, which will hang with all of the 
>other unfiled rolls of film on the racks in my office.  When I get back 
>from Honduras, I will have less film this year, but still enough to be 
>intimidating.  I'm just going to have to break down and hire somebody to 
>help me, but I don't trust anybody but myself.  One misfiled negative is 
>lost forever.  Digital goes straight into the computer and straight on a 
>CD.  I was in the Great Smoky National Park for ramp festivals last 
>week-end  The digital files are already in my stock files, the film is 
>still in the camera.
>
>There is no digital equivalent to the Noctilux, however.  So I guess I'm 
>stuck with old-fashioned film for the low light that is all I find in 
>Honduras.  The M7 should help if I leave the aperture at 1.0 and keep 
>cocking that winder!
>
>Leically,
>
>Tina

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