Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/02

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Subject: [Leica] Another seach for heaven
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Wed May 2 15:02:11 2007
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Now it all becomes clear. Agfa helped to design the sensor for the M8 
and wrote the lyrics for *Purple People Eater.

*Walt*
*
Philippe Amard wrote:
> Light room your slides Walt!
>
> BTW never been to the Grand Canyon, is it THAT purple? I could borrow 
> an M8 then ;-)
>
> Tongue in Cheek Phil...x
>
> PS, but it should have come first as I DK if you read my comments on 
> your breathtaking B&W revival shots: THANK YOU!
> Lifts years off from my shoulders in the first place, and prompts me 
> to get back to BW.
> Thanks Walt, you're a kind of mentor to me.
>
>
> Walt Johnson wrote:
>
>> Phil
>>
>> If I were forced to shoot color it would be Kodak UC. The current 
>> color negs look better to me than the transparency film we had to 
>> shoot for publication. All I can remember about Agfa was going to the 
>> Grand Canyon and not realizing mother nature was so darn purple. :-)
>>
>> Walt
>>
>> Philippe Amard wrote:
>>
>>> Walt!
>>>
>>> Agfachrome 50 was splendid when properly processed - I miss it so 
>>> much for its cold tones I have never found again.
>>>
>>> Phil...x
>>>
>>>
>>> Walt Johnson wrote:
>>>
>>>> (the most god awful color  film ever made except for Agfachrome) 
>>>
>>>
>>>
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