[Leica] International Shoot a Roll of Film Day - now with exciting RESULTS

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

> I shot XP2 in mah Leica M6, and I also shot a roll of Delta 100 in the
> HASSELblad.
> 
> THe XP2 I had processed at the CVS, $4 for the processing (develop only) 
> and
> $3.25 for the CD, the 120 I need to send out.
> 
> It was an interesting experience, shooting film again after all this time. 
> At
> least once I tried to chimp the camera, and also at least once I picked it 
> up
> and thought "is there a card in this?" The HASSELblad film was gone before 
> I
> knew it, I dragged the Leica shooting out a bit more -- it was weird. I'm 
> used
> to blasting through four or five frames knowing that one will be in better
> focus and the expressions slightly better. My focusing with the Leica was 
> ...
> rather slow. But it sure was fun. It was nice to have the Leica again.
> 
> The film was a mess when I got it back -- I mean, it was filthy. But I 
> think I
> got two nice looking images out of it -- and you know, they look like FILM.
> I'm not even sure, qualitatively, what you'd have to do in Photoshop to 
> get it
> to look like this.
> 
> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/leica1.jpg
> 
> Hope y'all had fun,
> 
> Kyle
> 


Film seems very worth going back to and visiting.
Creamy. With just a few dust spec chunks to make it interesting.


[Rabs]
Mark William Rabiner