Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Truly incredible. How do you operate a Speed Graphic that fast?! Any interesting double exposures? Wide-eyed in admiration Dante Johnny Deadman wrote: > on 4/16/01 9:37 PM, Dante A. Stella at dante@umich.edu wrote: > > > This program works out to about 17 frames in 120 and 13 frames of 35mm per > > day, or less than one roll of 36. In 11 trips to Europe and 1 trip through > > southeast Asia, this rate has generally held. If you are into completely > > indiscriminate street shooting, I can't say that this would be enough. > > Holy crap! Even when I am not in 'indiscriminate' mode (whatever that means) > I can chew through 5-8 rolls a day EASILY. I did 12 rolls in four hours on > Friday and managed 30 4x5 sheet in the speed graphic too! Hell, I once shot > 23 rolls in five hours. Is that a record for a non motor-wind camera?? > -- > Johnny Deadman > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com