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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica M-3 all or nothing
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Thu Aug 11 20:03:25 2005
References: <6d0578fe2d82246b348b414d3af3ddaf@mac.com>

Juan-   This one is wonderful!
http://www.leica-gallery.net/jgbanacloc/image-86446.html



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Juan Gea-Banacloche" <banacloj@mac.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:59 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica M-3 all or nothing 


>>>
> Reading these stories has made me go back to some pics I scannned a 
> couple of years ago. It took me some time to realize that I had taken 
> the same roll of Kodak Tmax 400 to NYC twice-- in November of 2003 and 
> a couple of years earlier (I can't recall when, but the Twin Towers 
> show in a couple of pictures)! What was surprising (to me) is that the 
> camera (a Contax G2-- I apologize for the off-topic equipment) had 
> loaded the roll exactly in the same position: the space between frames 
> was perfectly even, you could not tell there were two images on each 
> frame. (Yes, in the interim I had used the camera-- the undeveloped 
> roll had just been laying around, forgotten, and when I was traveling 
> back to NYC I thought it was unexposed and took it with me)
> 
> Since then, of course, I also make sure the roll is completely inside 
> the canister  when I finish-- no matter which camera I use (I had set 
> one of the "custom functions" of the G2 to leave the end out).
> 
> But the reason I bring this up is that some of the images result (to my 
> eyes) interesting. I have posted them on a folder in the Leica Gallery
> http://www.leica-gallery.net/jgbanacloc/folder-8119.html
> 
> In particular, I like these two (Flatiron-Metlife and Trolls Dig Disco):
> http://www.leica-gallery.net/jgbanacloc/image-86436.html
> http://www.leica-gallery.net/jgbanacloc/image-86443.html
> 
> I guess there is not much to say, but I was surprised by the images-- 
> and unexpectedly seeing the "ghost" of the WTC was kind of eerie.
> 
> Juan
> 
> 
>> From: feli <feli2@earthlink.net>
>> Date: August 10, 2005 12:14:04 AM EDT
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica M-3 all or nothing
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>
>>
>> The horror, alright!
>>
>> I did that once, but thank god I was only shooting for myself that day.
>> Ever since I always wind the film all the way in.
>>
>> feli
>>
>>
>> On Aug 9, 2005, at 6:13 PM, Montie wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> One busy day I had 3 assignments with the last one being
>>> a formal occasion involving the Gov of New York, the
>>> Mayor of NYC, a bunch of Flag Officers, and two US
>>> Senators...a regular Murphy's Law bonanza. There was
>>> very little press there and staff from the Gov's and Mayor's
>>> office informed me they would be contacting me for pics.
>>>
>>> It was one of those nights where everything just went too
>>> perfect, and driving home I remember basking in my own
>>> self importance, I was 22.
>>>
>>> I can't describe the pain upon discovering I had shot that
>>> job with the same 12 rolls that I shot the first two jobs
>>> with. Needless to say there was great "gnashing of teeth".
>>> In fact, Brandos famous line in Apocalypse Now fits real
>>> well..."The horror...The horror".
>>>
>>> Do I roll the film all the way into the cassette now??
>>> Take a guess!
>>>
>>> Montie
> 
> 
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