Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/19

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] NOW SCOTCH! ;-) NOW XTOL! :-)
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:10:14 -0800
References: <61173903-5A69-11D7-96AF-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca> <001a01c2ee8e$2b58c5c0$9cad5018@gv.shawcable.net>

Ted

In line with your sentiments regarding the auto-exposure
advantage of your M7,  is it true that most photo-journalists
using film today, use autofocus, autoexposure SLR cameras?

Assuming, of course that the noise of an SLR is not a
driving factor.

Jerry

Ted Grant wrote:

> John Collier asked:
>
> > And lo what beauty from the XTOL arises?
> >
> > Welcome back Ted!<<<<
>
> Hi John,
> Well with 200 rolls of Tri-x 400 rated at 800 from our past two week
> assignment, souped in XTOL 1:1 at 75. degrees for 8 minutes with agitation
> the first 30 seconds and each 30 seconds until the completed time, things
> are looking very good. It's 100 done and 100 to go by Friday evening and
> over!
>
> Nothing like using 3 M7's for consistency of exposure, frame after frame,
> roll after roll! Of course this doesn't mean every roll is filled with
> beautiful mind blowing images, it just means the exposures are as equal as
> they possibly can be. Now editing will take place next week, then the
> printing of 11X14 work prints and hopefully all will be completed from
> Montreal, Victoria, Vancouver, Phoenix, New York and Boston.
>
> And after 16 years of M6's on all kinds of assignments around the world, the
> M7, without a doubt is the answer to my dreams of shooting quickly on fast
> moving subjects in all kinds of varying light and locations without moments
> of manual adjustments of shutter speed and aperture.
>
> I realize there are people out there with wet knickers twitch of challenge
> about what I've said, however I don't give a flying hoop what they say
> because I'm using these cameras daily under working conditions and I don't
> give a damn what they say! Mine is experience every day and not twinking a
> frame or two a week! ;-)
>
> I just re-subscribed, so having seen some of the same old blather I thought
> I might as well come on with the fists up and ready to do battle. :-)
>
> However, you also know I'm really a pussy cat and a lover, not a word
> fighter....that is unless some one comes on with a bunch of stupid crap that
> has nothing to do with the realities of using Leica's over a 50 year period
> with real time experience as a working photographer. ;-)
>
> So there you go eh? ;-) Happy faces all over the place! :-)  :-) :-) :-)
>
> ted
>
> --
> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html

- --
To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html

Replies: Reply from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] NOW SCOTCH! ;-) NOW XTOL! :-))
In reply to: Message from John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] 35 Summilux from KEH, should I complain? NOW SCOTCH! ;-))
Message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> ([Leica] NOW SCOTCH! ;-) NOW XTOL! :-))