Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Workshop
From: Stan and Mary Kephart <KEPHARTOL@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 99 10:25:57 -0500

>I've been teaching a Leica Workshop. Last Thursday I gave a lecture and
>slide show. Yesterday (Saturday) I spent the entire day with the group,
>photographing the Carmel Mission, Pt. Lobos, and finally Pigeon Point
>Lighthouse in the late afternoon (6pm) light. A very good time was had by
>all. Next Tuesday we have the last meeting for a slide critique.
>
>In my class last Thursday one gentleman said "my M6 meter is one full stop
>off. What should I do?" I replied "if it truly is off by one stop, you'll
>have to send it in."
>
>So while out at Pt. Lobos, I checked his meter against mine, and another
>participants, and they all matched "exactly". So we wasted a few frames and
>listened to the shutters, and you could not tell any difference between the
>cameras. In a month or so, when Leica has a "clean & check" here, he'll
>have it checked out. Like a lot of mysteries though, I suspect cockpit error.
>
>Tom Brichta, the No. CA Leica rep, brought the entire modular lens system,
>all zoom lenses, the new APO's (180, 135, etc.) R8's and M6's for
>participants to use. An awesome gaggle of glass and hardware!!! When I
>wasn't helping folks, I used my M6 and 24 ASPH, 35 ASPH, and 75 Summilux.
>My R7's and 35/2 and 28/PC. Tripods and lots of useful filters. Warming,
>polarizer, split ND, split color grad, etc. I used Velvia in the R7's and
>E100 VS in the M6.
>
>If anyone is interested, I'll let you know how everything turned out.
>
>Jim


Hi Jim,

Welcome back to the LUG.  I, for one, would love to know how everyting 
turned out.  How often do you do these workshops?  Are they ususally 
attended by folks out west?

MK