Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Flyfishing is for the impatient fisherman. Not much waiting and, usually, beautiful location. OTOH it is quite difficult to master the techniques. cheers, FD On 7 Jun, 2011, at 08:26, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Some really lovely countryside you have there. Fishing is not my thing (I > am too impatient to wait for the fish to bite) but I can see how it is > enjoyable to do it there. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > > > On Jun 6, 2011, at 1:38 PM, Peter Cheyne wrote: > >> I usually take my Fujifilm Klasse on fishing trips. Yesterday I waded in >> water too deep for comfort and the camera got submerged. I took the >> battery out and hoped hanging it around my neck would let the sun dry it. >> The next day I removed the Neopan 400 B&W film. I had taken only about >> 11 shots, so cut away the remainder of the film. The Klasse winds all >> the film onto the free spool first, so exposed film is already in the >> can. The can is sitting on my desk. I'll send it in for developing one >> of these days. After sitting on my windowsill, the camera is in >> apparently perfect working order. However, I'm thinking of retiring it >> from fishing trips and using a mechanical camera instead. Maybe one of >> my Kodak Stereo Cameras loaded with Velvia. >> >> If you're interested in this meditative, light-packing form of river >> fishing, check out tenkarausa.com. >> >> Here is a photo set from a previous river fishing trip, about three weeks >> ago. >> >> http://tinyurl.com/3t5ac4f >> >> All the best, >> >> Peter Cheyne >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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