[Leica] 100 years of Leica

[wayneserrano at earthlink.net (Wayne Serrano)]

TCB,

Sounds to me like you're using the light meter to double check and validate 
your exposures, because from experience you are creating the images and not 
vice versa. 

-----Original Message-----
>From: TCB <tcb@thadbrown.com>
>Sent: Jan 2, 2009 3:18 PM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] 100 years of Leica
>
>So, I use a IIIf, usually with post-WWII Nikon lenses, because I absolutely 
>love
>that glass. I even use a Leitz bullet finder most of the time, unless I'm 
>using a
>135mm. This makes me 'less Leica' than someone using an M8? Also, since the 
>III
>is a manual camera, I use a Sekonic light meter most of the time. If I put 
>one of
>my Leica lenses on the camera so I'm pure as new driven Leitz snow, would 
>the
>Sekonic call into question my Leica bona-fides?
>
>I ask this not out of personal interest, as I'm a hack who couldn't get into
>anything juried, but only to get some clarity. 
>
>TCB
>
>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>Alastair,
>
>I feel that 100% Leica equipment, analogue or digital, is appropriate.
>
>Regards,
>
>Wayne Serrano
>wayne@wayneserrano.com
>http://www.wayneserrano.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: charlie chan 
>>Sent: Jan 2, 2009 12:53 PM
>>To: Leica Users Group 
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] 100 years of Leica
>>
>>Alastair,
>>
>>Sounds great! I missed the FOM2, as I didn't think i was eligible.
>>
>>Charlie Chan
>>
>>On 2 Jan 2009, at 05:43, Alastair Firkin wrote:
>>
>>> Its 5 or so years from the centenary of Leica Photography: anyone 
>>> interested in a little LUG project? I was vaguely thinking of 
>>> "Leica Portraits", but it could be more general. I was thinking of 
>>> doing it along the lines of FOM2 with some variations (mainly to 
>>> keep the total numbers of images to "controllable" numbers). The 
>>> aim would be to produce a book for Leica's 100th anniversary of LUG 
>>> images, and as before, the images would be "judged" by your peers 
>>> here on the LUG before they "got a gurnsey". Helen will kill me, 
>>> but I would be happy to co-ordinate it with a small band of "helpers".
>>>
>>> Give it some thought, and if there are enough "takers", I will set 
>>> up some guidelines.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Alastair
>>>
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