Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dans un courrier daté du 29/09/01 20:03:13 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), mark.teampope@ntlworld.com a écrit : > Dear Luggers, > > > I've just had the best week for ages! I've not really felt like doing much > following the death of my Father in Law in August, but that's behind me now > and I have finally started to work through a backlog of about 25 films. > The films are mainly shots taken with the M6 during our summer holiday in > France - some architectural, some candids and some landscapes. I managed 11 > work prints one evening last week and some of the results look quite > promising. However, today, I managed to produce 20 work prints in one > session and I had to stop only when I ran out of drying rack space. > Of the thirty or so prints that I have made so far this week, I reckon that > 15 are probably worth putting on to fibre. Not bad considering that I have > only worked through 3 or 4 films so far. > > Earlier this week, there was a thread about developers for Delta 100. Well, > I used ID11 for my films. I have to say that I am pretty pleased with it - > the prints are quite contrasty - probably equivalent to grade 2 and a half > or even three when compared to pictures taken on HP5 plus developed in > Perceptol. I may need to cut my development time a bit, but I am undecided > at the moment. > > So after a great darkroom session today (it was pouring down this morning) I > drove into the local town centre and wandered around with the M6. By this > time, the weather had improved and it was worth while having a go at some > street shots. Nothing much seemed to be happening until I spotted a lady > talking on a mobile phone whilst peering into a shop window. The light was > just right and from where I was standing it looked just like she was talking > to her own reflection. Do you know that feeling you get when you just know > you have a potential winner? Well I think this could be it - assuming of > course the exposure, composition and focus are all spot on. But that's > enough pessimism! As soon as I have some decent prints, I'll post them up > for critique. > > Oh and the icing on the cake today? A brand new chrome 0.58 M6TTL. It had > been bought by someone in April, it's never been out of the box and I got > got a fantastic deal! > > Gotta go - I feel the need to develop some more film amd make some more > prints! > > > Have a good weekend everyone > > > Regards > > > Mark Pope > Swindon, Wilts > UK > > http://www.monomagic.co.uk > It's good to read such good stories . Very cool man. Tomorrow , the weather is gonna improve here in France , I'll fire a V8 and there will be an M6 around my neck . I'll be heading to Luxemburg city . Chears Jo Goodtimes , France - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html