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Subject: [Leica] Back to red dot I am
From: leowesson at gmail.com (Leowesson)
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2014 11:52:34 -0500
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Pablo, 

Do use Burkholder's method for your digital negs?

Leo Wesson
leowesson.com

> On Apr 5, 2014, at 11:48, Pablo Kolodny <pkolodny1 at icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Marty 
> 
> Thanks for your kind words to you too. So, you missed me, Heheee...
> I see your M photos, you're doing really well. Wonder what you do with 
> your black and white digital files, prints ? Digital prints ?
> As I mentioned in an earlier post I will do digital negs for platinum 
> printing. 
> 
> And as for Kyle, is he still on the list ? I miss him too!
> 
> Cheers
> Pablo
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Apr 5, 2014, at 4:43 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Great to see you back Pablo.  Get the Monochrom; it is amazing.
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/MM/
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Europe_2012/Italy/
>> 
>> I'll never forget the portrait of you that Kyle took, but is no longer on
>> the web.
>> 
>> Marty
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Saturday, 5 April 2014, Pablo Kolodny <pkolodny1 at icloud.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Gary,
>>> 
>>> Thank you for the welcome back.
>>> I mostly shoot Ilford film too though HP5 or FP5 and even Pan F ann
>>> actually use to process film in Pyrocat HD or Beutler?s.
>>> So you also do some alternative processes, good to hear am not alone in
>>> the list in this one.
>>> I?m actually thinking of selling almost all of my film cameras and lenses
>>> to get the Monochrom, I could then definitely leave the wet darkroom 
>>> (film
>>> processing and silver printing) and set kinda light room which helps save
>>> some room.
>>> Yeah, the Leica M6 button is charming, wonder whether the Monochrom is 
>>> the
>>> same or not. I understand there?s no reason to make different but...
>>> 
>>> And as for images give me a couple of days or a week.
>>> 
>>> Pablo
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Apr 04, 2014, at 03:20 PM, Gary Marklund <Gary at Marklund.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Pablo,
>>> 
>>> Welcome back. I know your feeling about getting back into an M. I also
>>> recently bought a very good condition M6 classic. Currently using a CV 
>>> 35mm
>>> f/1.2 on it while I save up for a 50mm Summicron. Previously had an 
>>> M6TTTL,
>>> M7 and M3. The M3 was the best of those and aside from the mechanical
>>> perfection of the M3, I like the M6 classic the best.
>>> 
>>> My film preference is Ilford Delta 400 and I'm currently experimenting
>>> with Acurol N developer and then want to try some Pyrocat HD. I do silver
>>> printing but also like VDB and I've done some work with Carbon. Getting 
>>> too
>>> old to enjoy hauling the 4x5 around and you absolutely can't beat the 
>>> feel
>>> of pressing the button on an M.
>>> 
>>> Looking forward to reading about your return adventures and seeing some
>>> images.
>>> 
>>> Gary
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Replies: Reply from pkolodny1 at icloud.com (Pablo Kolodny) ([Leica] Back to red dot I am)
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Message from pkolodny1 at icloud.com (Pablo Kolodny) ([Leica] Back to red dot I am)
Message from benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] Back to red dot I am)
Message from pkolodny1 at icloud.com (Pablo Kolodny) ([Leica] Back to red dot I am)