Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/10

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Subject: [Leica] Now I'm officially Leica user !
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Wed Jan 10 16:48:26 2007
References: <011020072346.16048.45A57ABF0001017A00003EB0219791336303010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com> <000e01c73517$a6396e10$6501a8c0@asus930>

Hoppy,

Bring it to your local shop and just have the negatives processed.  
After seeing some of the beautiful images it produces, I'm going to  
try it myself.

Len


On Jan 10, 2007, at 7:30 PM, G Hopkinson wrote:

> Gene, yep, I've seen some great stuff from that one. Just a light  
> hearted remark on the CN tag. In fact I'm a bit conflicted on C41
> process BW. I know it does a great job, but I can't easily process  
> it myself.
>
> Cheers
> Hoppy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org  
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On  
> Behalf Of
> grduprey@mchsi.com
> Sent: Thursday, 11 January 2007 09:46
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Now I'm officially Leica user !
>
> Hoppy,
>
> The BW400cn is B&W film.  And very good B&W film at that, it is the  
> only B&W film I use these days.
>
> Gene
>
> -------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson"  
> <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: --------------
>
>
>> Well done, Alex. We need some more Leica M users in the LUG ;-)
>> Now take out that CN film and put in some black and white or  
>> transparencies!
>> We're looking forward to seeing your pictures in our global  
>> community.
>> Cheers
>> Hoppy
>> (Australia LUG division)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On  
>> Behalf Of
>> Alex
>> Sent: Wednesday, 10 January 2007 07:01
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: [Leica] Now I'm officially Leica user !
>>
>> Well, just received my so much anticipated M6 after nearly month of
>> shipments and camera traveling from US to me (I'm in Israel).
>> What a fine piece of craftmanship ! I'm so impressed..wow :-)
>> I feel kind of fetishist grasping the camera in my hands with my
>> Summicron 50mm/2 (latest version) attached, extremely solid  
>> feeling of
>> simplicity yet robustness...
>>
>> I'm thankful to our fellow member Hank Kellner whose camera I  
>> happened
>> to acquire on Ebay, it was a total pleasure to deal with this  
>> gentlemen,
>> very rewarding experience corresponding with him.
>> The camera arrived at least in the condition as described by him,  
>> if not
>> even better...complete with entire set (strap, all papers,  
>> original box,
>> batteries) exactly as described in his auction.
>>
>> Justy went through the manual making sure I understand the  
>> possible new
>> user pitfalls, have yet loaded the film, but having ready the roll of
>> Kodak 400CN to go through tomorrow...:-)
>> It seems to be teh perfect tool to garsp my zone metering  
>> estimation skills.
>>
>> Hopefully will happily swamp my yet to born LUG gallery (and my  
>> personal
>> site galleries) with my first Leica-made images....
>>
>> Best and Happy New Year to all LUGers and families..
>> Alex
>> Israel
>>
>>
>>
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