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A Leica M/ film choice...(video)


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Dan is a very cool guy and indeed an inspiration for all of us. I highly recommend you to check out his site/blog/community at Smogranch | Breathing the photographic dream with Daniel Milnor.

 

His Manifesto Magazine (info here Manifesto Magazine Goes Live and purchase here Magazine Manifesto | Issue Volume One Issue One M Life | MagCloud) is also a highly recommended purchase as it's all from his fantastic M work.

 

Cheers,

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Really interesting - a cool guy with cool photos. Interesting to see footage of someone using a Leica properly - ie concentrating on the image and not the gear.

 

Having said that, the black Leica seemed to be a classic M6 with a current 50mm Summicron with the built in hood. He'd taped up the top, presumably to prevent damage to the black chrome?

 

I couldn't make out the exact model for the chrome Leica, but the lens seemed to be small and have a square hood so possibly the 35mm Summicron or the 28mm Elmarit-Asph?

 

I liked that he used one chrome and one black camera - a professional way of being able to quickly identify which camera was which.

 

He seemed to be using Tri-X in strong sunlight/high contrast environment, but using a Sekonic L308 to check the exposures - which he appears to nail each time.

 

Instructive, thanks.

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Really interesting - a cool guy with cool photos. Interesting to see footage of someone using a Leica properly - ie concentrating on the image and not the gear.

 

Having said that, the black Leica seemed to be a classic M6 with a current 50mm Summicron with the built in hood. He'd taped up the top, presumably to prevent damage to the black chrome?

 

I couldn't make out the exact model for the chrome Leica, but the lens seemed to be small and have a square hood so possibly the 35mm Summicron or the 28mm Elmarit-Asph?

 

I liked that he used one chrome and one black camera - a professional way of being able to quickly identify which camera was which.

 

He seemed to be using Tri-X in strong sunlight/high contrast environment, but using a Sekonic L308 to check the exposures - which he appears to nail each time.

 

Instructive, thanks.

 

Dan uses two M6s along with 35 and 50 Summicrons. He is an ex-Kodak guy and Tri-X is pretty much his film of choice.

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Thanks David! Great hearing it verbalized. It's the camera not the photographer! =) I bet he could go on about making prints instead of just viewing images on your computer screen... Quality film cameras are bargains and films nowadays are the best they've ever been. Film cameras got soul. Digital cameras are great for commercial or crass photo projects.

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Glad everyone enjoyed the link. Dan seems like a nice guy...he invited me to coffee next time I was in California.

 

Even though I'm confident with my own technical choices, it's good to sometimes be validated by someone doing it in a similar fashion with modest success. Milnor is right about one thing...in a world awash with over saturated digital images, there is still a place for handmade b&w photos and a mastery of one's craft...even if that mastery seems ever elusive!

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