Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/25

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Film Again!
From: jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:39:00 -0400
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Nathan:

I still like color on film or on sensor:

Mohawk Trail:
http://www.hemenway.com/MohawkTrail-6008i-10222007/
http://www.hemenway.com/MohawkTrail-K10D-10222007/

Jim



On 10/25/11 2:27 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Nice, Jim, but frankly speaking, I think color film is a waste of time. 
> Those pictures have nothing that your digital images do not do better. I 
> think the film niche is in monochrome. I do not expect to shoot a roll of 
> color film again, ever.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
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>
>
> YNWA
>
>
>
> On Oct 25, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> Today, I picked up my first roll of processed film in about five years.  
>> This local processor promised high resolution CD images, and most were 
>> pretty good. Most were 1200 by 1800 pixels, though verticals were 
>> somewhat smaller.
>>
>> A late model Beech Bonanza was captured with my Leica IIIf RD and Jupiter 
>> 12 35/2.8 lens on Kodak 200.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Image+9A.jpg.html
>>
>> And the Staggerwings are represented year-round above the terminal door 
>> by this scale model of the locally famous Staggerwing known as "Big Red". 
>>  Leica IIIf and Summitar 50/2 lens on Kodak 200.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Image+15A.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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