Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gilbert writes: > This guy? > > http://gilplant.com/paw/wk23.html yes, I met him when I was in NYC a few weeks ago, talked to him for awhile, I have his card somewhere. sl > > On Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at 02:53 PM, Bill Satterfield wrote: > >> 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