Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Went to the Big Apple last week on business. While there, got by Rich Pinto's place for Leica Day and met him personally. I have a black M7 on back order. Seems to be as nice in person as on the phone. Visited Ken Hansen's. Nice people there too. It snowed Thursday and I met a African American photographer on Times Square taking pictures in the snow with a Speed Graphic of tourists. He agreed to let me take his picture with my M loaded with Tri X rated at 200. I was trying to set the exposure and could not get a correct exposure light in my viewfinder. I had my f2 35 lens mounted. He asked about my film speed then said f2 at 1/8th. Sure enough, the correct exposure light came on. I questioned the 1/8th and camera movement. He said take a deep breath, hold it and press the shutter. Should be right on. I will let you know after I develop. Anyway, he was a real interesting subject. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html