[Leica] M9 TODAY! :-) YAHOO! WELL SORT OF! :-)

[philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)]

Thanks Ted,

I was just wondering what a seasoned shooter and a pro thought of the  
colours :-) Curiosity satisfied ! :-)

I can't wait to see photos taken the day when Leica will at long last  
ask you to accept their long overdue M9 gift - true!

Amiti?s from over the pond
Philippe

Le 10 sept. 11 ? 20:27, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> a ?crit :

>
> philippe.amard asked:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 TODAY! :-) YAHOO! WELL SORT OF! :-)
>
>
>>>> Ted, is the colour rendition in your images true to what you saw? 
>>>> <<<
>
> Bonjour Philippe,
> In my usual KISS manner when the camera arrived my thought was get  
> the ISO set and ready to shoot. I didn't notice an instruction  
> manual, but the buttons appear somewhat similar to the M8.... that  
> is until you push them. :-) The first thing was the ISO appeared to  
> be on some kind of "auto setting" so I didn't fiddle it. Truth is I  
> couldn't figure out how to change anything! :-) But made some  
> exposures, they looked OK so I didn't mess with it.
>
> When we went to Fisherman's Wharf, I turned the camera on and began  
> clicking away. The first couple looked amazing on the back screen so  
> I just shot away having fun. The difficult part was not to drool  
> over the camera as I was loving it with that 28mm lens. Perfect for  
> that kind of shoot. :-)
>
> So all I can  say is..... "What I shot is what you see!" And it was  
> a beautiful absolutely brilliant clear blue sky. And I'd say yes  
> what you see is pretty well what everything looked like.
>
> But it truly is a beautiful Leica.... In my humble opinion? It's the  
> best I've ever had in my hands! Not that there was anything wrong  
> with the M4's, M5's, M6's, M7's given I always had three of them  
> hanging about so I could write with the cameras doing the  
> documentaries without changing lenses or be overly concerned about  
> film changing at the wrong moment.
>
> Who knows? If I last long enough I may yet own one. :-) Or I keep  
> getting free advertising for Leica each time I'm interviewed for the  
> written media or TV. Maybe one day Leica might see the light and  
> realize I've been plugging their gear since I began giving lectures  
> and presentations in 1964. Including 16 years as the spokesman/ 
> lecturer at the Leica Cape Cod Seminar.This year it's all Tina's  
> show! :-)
>
> cheers,
> ted
>
>
>
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