Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree it took our 9 y/o about 20 mins she is at Yellowstone now with my wife and son and other soccer moms (some of us have to work) sort of wish I were there to see what few folks who know blads look like when a kid is shooting like a pro with a blad -----Original Message----- >From: Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> >Sent: Jul 13, 2007 5:50 PM >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] In which Kyle buys a Hasselblad.... > > >Kyle, > >Yes! It is indeed a tough camera to learn. It took my 9 year old niece >a full 15 minutes to read the owners manual, load a roll of film and >take a dozen pictures of our cats. > >Jerry > > >Kyle Cassidy wrote: >> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2007/hasselblad-joe1.jpg >> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2007/hasselblad-joe2.jpg >> >> as they say "hooah!" >> >> I've had it three days now and haven't figured out exactly how to take a >> photo with it yet (red dot white dot, white dot white dot, white dot >> what?) it seems to have all the worst features of both a 4x5 and an >> Edsel. One of the things that really confused me, apart from multiple >> shutters which must be "tensioned" one way or the other depending on the >> day of the week, was the incorporation of a dark slide, which I >> immediately misplaced and didn't care, figuring "i'll never use this" -- >> then took the magazine off only to discover many hours later after >> banging the two pieces together, that one cannot put the magazine back on >> the camera without the DARK SLIDE. >> >> it LOOKS good though. and hopefully, i'll get film to pass through it >> this weekend. >> >> THEN y'all are in trouble! >> >> yours, >> >> Hasselblad Joe >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information