Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And all you'd have to do is start shooting slow film to do it. Nobody would touch Doug Herr's camera. Jeff - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of eric Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 9:10 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] help- what film is in my camera? New idea for the black-tape crowd. Downprice your camera to scare off would be thieves! - -------------------------------------------------- www.faneuil.net - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:06 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] help- what film is in my camera? > I went to the office supply store and bought a box of strung jewelry > tags (Avery 11038). These are tiny (11/13 x 3/8) tags with a purple > looped thread that are used to put the price on a piece of jewelry such > as a ring. I put the speed and type of film (e.g., Tri-X 320) on the > tag, put the thread through the lug, and then put the tag through the > loop to secure it to the lug. > > I was shooting XP2 in my Contax IIa at a fund raiser and one lady friend > suggested I remove the 400 price tag from my camera as it made me look > like I was bragging about how much I paid for the camera. And she was > half right (you decide...that I was arrogant, or that I paid 400 for the > camera). > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of eric > korenman > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 7:21 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] help- what film is in my camera? > > Ok - it has starting hapening to me (at a tender early age).. > As a weekend warrior photographer I often pick up my M7 on a Saturday > morning to shoot. > Counter often says frame 15 or 16 - but hmmm.. what is in camera? Did I > last > shoot TCN or Fuji Press 400? Rats - no way to know until I finish the > roll. > > Any nifty ideas for remembering what film you have in your camera. > No wise-guy answers please. Llike a post-it on your forehead.. > > I have taken to taking a bit of the film's box and slipping it into the > hotshoe - but it seems rather inelegant. > > forgetful in frigid new england, > Eric > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get a FREE online virus check for your PC here, from McAfee. > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html