Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The sound of the firecrackers was deafening--those in the know had ear plugs. I should have used ear plugs and a mask (because of the gun smoke.) Thank you! Jim -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Bernard Quinn via LUG Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 8:22 PM To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Cc: Bernard Quinn <bjq1 at mac.com> Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO 02 18 18 Love it. The head phones are bigger than she is, almost! Barney Barney Quinn, WK3Z C: (301) 775-1386 H: (301) 654-0938 > On Feb 18, 2018, at 8:15 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> > wrote: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/firecrackers+sm.jpg.html > > > > M3, Summilux 50, Ferrania P30 > > > > Thanks to Kickstarter I helped underwrite the Ferrania film company?s > resurrection*, which is running over budget and well beyond the > original timetable. The underwriting gift was going to be their first > production of E-6, but in the interim Ferrania decided to make some > black and white negative film, which they offered to their backers at > $5/roll for up to five rolls. I bought five, and I am blown away by > it (I like it more than Acros). The problem is that it?s slower than > molasses (ISO 50 at box speed, though I learned that some people are > getting desired results at ISO 20). About six good pictures from the > first roll were lost because of fast action cursed by tiny DOF in cloudy > streets. > > > > Jim Shulman > > Wynnewood, PA > > > > *For those of us with long memories, the old 3M Color Slide film was > made by Ferrania. It was decidedly inferior to Kodak and Agfa. > However, with Fuji being about the only company making E-6 today (the > promised return of Ektachrome has yet to materialize) an alternative would > be most welcome. > Ferrania has promised to make their E-6 in 35mm, 120 and 16mm movie. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information