Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jun 4, 2008, at 5:19 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Ken Carney asked: > > Subject: RE: [Leica] the neurosurgeons hands... > >>> Just wondering: Do you have to scrub up the M8? > > After all, you don't know where that thing's been..<< > > Hi Ken, > > Not answering for Steve. > > I've never been asked to wipe any of my gear at any time. Usually I > leave my > gear bag in an off room from the OR where I can get anything I need > quickly. > But generally I go in with 3 or 4 cameras right off and a bunch of > film in > my OR pants and that's it. > > Actually one time the Surgeon asked me where my bag was he'd seen > earlier? I > responded, "I left it in the hall." > > He said, " get it in here right now!" meaning the operating room or > "It'll > probably get stolen!" True ! > > I brought it in and put it near the door and everyone was happy... > particularly me! :-) I used a Nikon D300 with a Nikkor 85mm f1.4 lens, RAW... just like Ted said... I wore scrubs hat, mask, shoes... no surgical scrub for me or the camera, just fastidious care in where I went, and not touching... some more images soon... I shot RAW... planned to change to bw... but the light was beautiful...many to me looked best left in color, very rare for me and particularly for that scene, so I left some in color, as I thought it best... you may agree or not, soon, Steve