Re:[Leica] Wedding pics (ugh)

[Donald Ingram <Donald_Ingram@compuserve.com>]

Richard,

I have just finnished doing exactly the same 'official - unofficial
photographer' role
 at a friends wedding and am currently  half way through printing the negs 
for delivery in the new year.

I took 90% of photos with the 35 Summilux ASPH and the rest with the
Noctilux.
I have tried the 35 / 75 summilux pairing  in the past  , but during such
'live' events, have found the 75
too long a focal length  and have had  to swap it far  too often to the 35
- - normally missing a good shot in the process.. 

So I would recomend if you plan to take only one  M6 body to go for the 
35mm and 50mm  lens pair.

I used Fuji SG800 throughout - at the church and indoors at the reception.
The SG was pushed 1 stop yet metered at 800 . The grain is still minor at
8x10.

The indoor lighting was mixed  but the SG800 did well provided it was over
exposed. 
 I found it was  best not to totally correct the  warmth of the tungsten 
lights in the darker shots.
If NHGII is available in 35mm (  not in the UK yet  KJP tell me ) go for
that , I have got good results with it on 120.

I did some other wedding photos a couple  of years back on NPH.
The  NPH  had  finer grain but less saturation  - I  prefer the SG800
results.

All the best for the new year and the wedding ,

Donald.

>Message text written by INTERNET:leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 09:53:56 -0600
>From: "Richard W. Hemingway" <rheming@ibm.net>
>Subject: [Leica] Wedding pics (ugh)
>Lugs,
>It looks like I will be doing something I said I would never do again.  My
>grandaughter is getting married next year and wants me to take some
>pictures at the wedding reception.  She will have a formal wedding
>photographer - so I won't have to do that ( did it twice - not great).
...... 
>
>what is a good color print film to use??  I don't know the type of
lighting
>yet either.
>Ideas from them who has been there???  Obviously, to use the 50 noct. or
>the 75 I will have to change some of my lenses around.
>Dick Hemingway
>Plano, TX
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