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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Food Banks Project
From: gerry.walden at icloud.com (Gerry Walden)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 23:11:24 +0100
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Thank you Lluis, I was pleased with the way the M9 performed in these 
circumstances.

Gerry

Gerry Walden LRPS
www.gwpics.com
+44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
+44 (0)797 287 7932






> On 22 Jul 2015, at 21:40, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at 
> gmail.com> wrote:
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> In my opinion is excellent, perfect lighting, contrast, sharp and no noise
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> Cheers
> Lluis
> 
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> El 22/07/2015, a les 16.19, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> va 
> escriure:
> 
>> As some of you may know I am currently working on a social documentary 
>> project about food banks in my city. The purchase of the Leica M9 came in 
>> the middle of this, and I was a little concerned about shooting at low 
>> light levels so I used it on my latest shoot on Monday. These two guys 
>> were ?sanctioned? for separately missing appointments with the benefits 
>> office. There are no excuses for this, illness etc. doesn?t count. There 
>> sanction was absolutely no state aid for 6 weeks, so they were at the 
>> food bank for free food, which they can only receive for 3 weeks a year 
>> because there is insufficient food to meet demand.
>> 
>> I think the camera and LR coped very well in a basement room with normal 
>> levels of lighting and no natural light at all. BTW, the lens was a 35mm 
>> Summarit f2.5
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>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/LAE-1000050.jpg.html
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>> Comments are welcome, but I do not want to get into any political 
>> discussions etc. I am just there to record what I see.
>> 
>> Gerry
>> 
>> Gerry Walden LRPS
>> www.gwpics.com
>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
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