Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/13

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Subject: [Leica] Back to film!
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:35:26 -0700
References: <237E413E-ED65-4E56-9E21-B4FFFFECB5AB@mac.com> <20120713151801.149e2c52@linux-mh41.site>

Since you have the LS-4000 with the roll film adapter, it's almost as
convenient as digital anyway, especially if you are careful with spots.

That combination and then later the Epson R-D1 meant that I have never
"left" Leica for a Canon or Nikon (only use the E-3 for taiko) and I stayed
true :-)

Have fun. The most important aspect of a tool is the relationship one has
with them. All the best!

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Phil Forrest
<photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote:

> A few folks here are also members on RFF and may have followed a few of
> my threads there but I finally shuffled off the digital monkey a few
> days ago.
> I traded my M9 (which I had been trying to sell for a while) for a
> Nikon SP with titanium shutter and a good amount of cash. It was a good
> deal, I think. I got a *reliable* camera that is compatible with most
> of my lenses (I sold my Leica lenses and replaced them with RF Nikkors)
> and the new M9 owner got a camera he wanted. I still have my film M4, a
> beat up DR Summicron and my Super Angulon but I'm considering the sale
> of the latter to replace it with the 2.1cm Nikkor for the F mount with
> adapter. An excellent lens itself but much lower cost.
> I'm happy because I am no longer tethered to a wall socket to recharge
> batteries. Film doesn't have a slow buffer time. I can forget about my
> latent images on the roll for a while and not worry about filling up my
> limited storage media. It's just a good move. I'm not getting any photo
> business and I can't rationalize sitting on almost $5000 worth of
> camera that isn't making me money.
> It was kind of fun while it lasted even though the headaches of M9
> unreliability (and the M8 before it) drove me nuts. I should have sold
> it a year ago.
> It's good to be back to film. It feels rebellious, actually.
>
> Phil Forrest
>
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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


In reply to: Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] IMGs: some amazing panoramas)
Message from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil Forrest) ([Leica] Back to film!)