[Leica] Not Buying M8/ I'm with Frank Filippone

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

Well - in my view, the problem is in the processing. Any photography shop in
Chennai would accept E6 and B&W processing ten years ago. There is now one
small shop left who processes E6, and charges an exorbitant US$11 per roll.
The last shop willing to process B&W stopped last week. This in a city with
a population of 8 million. The only way to go seems to be - buy fast lenses,
and shoot Fuji Reala!
Cheers
Jayanand


On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 12:37 AM, Robert Clark <rclark01@comcast.net> wrote:

> That's very much how I feel.  I like to slow down and enjoy it.  Part of
> the
> enjoyment comes from using the M6, the rangefinder brightness, the crisp
> clicks of the aperture ring, the ease of focusing, the very quiet shutter,
> the ease of transport, and I love the results. I have this wonderful
> spirited feeling in a days walk through a park, around a city, and people
> watching with my M6.  Of course, I could do the same with an M8 and from
> the
> looks of the lovely images here on the LUG, many of us do and create
> sparkling results.
>
> I still enjoy the negative and the fact that I can store the negative for
> ever and ever (well...not really but look at the newly released Capa
> rolls)
> and it's always there barring some disaster.  Digital media has greatly
> advanced too but for me, the negative does what I want in the way that I
> like to photograph.  Cost can be an issue and at $15 for 36 exp, that can
> add up.  I generally go to the local target and get 26 exp for $5.99 and a
> $2.99 CD with all the rolls I bring in at the same time.
>
> I also enjoy my new D300 but for different reasons - primarily related to
> type of photography.  Several weeks ago, I attended a horse show event and
> took many digital pics for a possible veterinary text I'm working on with
> a
> professional in that field.  For that purpose, the digital was just the
> tool
> and a marvelous one at that.  I'm sure I'll use it to take action shots of
> my kids playing soccer this spring and watersport pics in the summer.  I
> hope to attend the F1 Canadian GP and the D300 will come in great there,
> too.  Maybe an Indycar race or perhaps the Red Bull US Grand Prix -
> Motogp,
> too...There are, however, many other opportunities to photograph that fit
> the M6 perfectly and for me, I'm grateful, happy, and quite pleased to
> leave
> the D300 home while the M6 accompanies me to new places to explore and new
> things to ponder.
>
> Robert W. Clark
> National Curriculum Director
> CASE Project - Animal Science
> National Council for Agricultural Education
> Office - 717-459-3185
> Cell - 717-648-2744
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+rclark01=comcast.net@leica-users.org
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> amr3@uwm.edu
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 2:52 PM
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Not Buying M8/ I'm with Frank Filippone
>
>
> Quoting  "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com>
>
> > For John and all the other hold outs,While I respect personal decisions
> > especially when based on financials, not getting a digital camera makes
> > little sense.
> > ...snip...
>
> If I get a digital camera, what I have is ONE digital camera.
>
> > Now, the real heart of a camera, imaging capabilities.  Here, digital
> wins
> > on all counts.  You have available a much wider choice of ISO's that are
> > truly useable. ... snip...  Feeling  experimental?  ...snip...
>
> I like to have a choice of cameras too, to be refreshed and experiment.
>
> > With digital you will get immediate feed back to further your creative
> side.
>
> I like to slow down and enjoy my photography.  It's all ASAP!! at work.
> It's great to work to my own schedule off duty, and enjoy the whole
> process
> from loading film to sleeveing negatives.  I need to have that negative or
> slide
> to hold in my hand or it's just not satisfying.
>
>
> Alan
>
> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
> University Information Technology Services
> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
> amr3@uwm.edu
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/
>
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