Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good man, Alan. Wish I had the patience to deal with film on a regular basis. The primary result of my having used the M3 was to create a desire in me to go buy an M8, which I am trying mightily to squelch. :-) Regards, Dick off-list comments to r.s.taylor at comcast dot net please. On Oct 27, 2008, at 11:58 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: > Mon, 27 Oct 2008 "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor_post@comcast.net> > wrote: > > Geoff, Tina, Alan, et. al., - Glad you enjoyed these photos. Now > let's all get out our old film Leicas and shoot more film! :-))) > _____________________________________________________________________________ > I am. ;~) > I have my (B&W) loaded M3 with me every day, sometimes supplemented > by the M2 or IIIf, > Rolleiflex, Retina IIa, OM2n, Nikon F, Bessa II, or sundry cameras > from my collection; and now > the 30D is also a companion (in case, as I make my way home, I see > something on campus that > can go in the university files). > > I have to admit the autofocus with a 50 1.8 or 85 1.8 is faster than > I can do with the M, but I still > prefer the film cameras for B&W; to me, digital is for color and if > I am visualizing a monochrome > picture, I like to record it in that medium. > > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > UPAA POY 1978 > University Information Technology Services > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information