Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/23

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Subject: [Leica] Some time with an M8
From: red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Fri Feb 23 16:08:43 2007
References: <022320072035.11352.45DF5011000E4B9200002C58219791336303010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com> <C2049152.11DC7%heninger@adobe.com>

Wade.... I don't know if you have shot Large Format.  In that arena, there 
are basically 2 types of shooters... those that
experiment with every known developer and film combination known to mankind, 
and those that take pictures, using only 1 film and 1
developer.  I have met both types.

Same is probably true in the digital world.  However, for LF shooters, there 
is no manual nor need to have one.  There is a well
marked shutter, F-stop ring, focus knob and lock downs.  ( Yes, there are 
movements, 2 more lockdowns) .

Digital things are more complex, and to be honest, because I have insight 
into the workings of some of those digital chips inside,
there are more features only because there is room in the program memory .  
It costs nothing to add 46 more modes of filtering,
action, distance, or whatever.  It is remembering these things that boggles 
my mind.... 

I was sincere in asking about cheat sheets..... knowing how to change from 
chimping in B+W or color is pretty obscure info.  Worse
yet, knowing how to hit 4 buttons in a row, in the right order, and also to 
get back to where you started, seems, well, complicated.
A personal cheat sheet seems sensible.

Maybe I should make one up for my Hasselblad Meter?

Frank Filippone
red735i@earthlink.net 


And how is it different from photographers sitting around discussing
agitation styles or dilution/time changes?

Not much...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
w a d e  h e n i n g e r




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