Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I did so this morning! Wendy On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Chris Saganich <chs2018 at med.cornell.edu>wrote: > > Please purchase Hewes stainless reels or one of the other high quality > ones, you will never have a problem. I do all my loading in a changing bag > as well. It beats having to have a lightless room somewhere. > > Chris > > > > At 11:04 PM 2/23/2010, you wrote: > >> Chris, Rob- >> >> Thank you for looking and for the encouragement. I'm in a bit of >> primitive >> situation wrt darkroom- don't have one! The film fumbling is done in a >> changing bag and all else in the bathroom. I may well go back to the >> plastic ratcheting reels if I don't get the metal reel skills down. I'll >> develop for Hugh Thompson as well and I don't want to ruin the man's film. >> >> The image is from the first roll shot on the M6. This was my first real >> Leica experience. I shot a couple of frames long ago on a friend's M3 but >> until yesterday, that was the extent of it. I am going to like this >> camera- >> it's a much more personal experience than are the DSLRs. The Leica/film >> combination will, I think, work very well on the street here in Kabul. >> I'm >> psyched! >> >> Wendy >> >> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 7:54 AM, rob mcclure <rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Really nice, Wendy. Great subject, composition and processing. Your >> mention >> > of metal reels brought flashbacks of ruined film -- I could never get >> the >> > metal reels to work properly and finally gave up and used the plastic >> ones. >> > >> > Rob >> > >> > On Feb 23, 2010, at 10:15 PM, Wendy Thurman wrote: >> > >> > Jim- >> >> >> >> Thank you for the kind remarks. I've lost my touch with the stainless >> >> reels; ruined several negatives on the roll and noticed a lot of >> spotting >> >> on >> >> other frames. I'll get there sooner or later! >> >> >> >> The camera is a joy to use- it makes me think. >> >> >> >> Wendy >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 8:09 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at >> >> lighttube.net >> >> >wrote: >> >> >> >> Wendy, >> >>> >> >>> It looks like you are doing fine! That image is better than most of >> mine >> >>> when I used that film/developer combination, many, many years ago. >> Show >> >>> us >> >>> more. >> >>> >> >>> Jim Nichols >> >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Thurman" < >> >>> thurmanphoto at gmail.com >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 8:57 PM >> >>> Subject: [Leica] M6 Initiation >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> I shot some film with the M6 yesterday. There's a bit of a learning >> >>> curve >> >>> >> >>>> with the camera; digital has made me a lazy photographer. I really >> >>>> enjoyed >> >>>> using the camera but it's going to take a while for this relationship >> to >> >>>> develop. Speaking of developing, my film processing skills have >> >>>> atrophied >> >>>> as well and I've got some work to do in that department. Anyway, >> here's >> >>>> one >> >>>> on Tri-X shot at ISO 400 and developed with D-76: >> >>>> >> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Wendy+Thurman/Untitled-2.jpg.html >> >>>> >> >>>> Wendy >> >>>> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> 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 >> >>> >> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >