Leica IIIc 1946 Manual Film Camera
Garden of the Gods
Date: August 16, 2014Cameras: Leica IIIc (1946)
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Playing with B&W film and color contrast filters (yellow, orange and red)
Lessons:- Red filter is harsh, and frequently turns the shot to mud. BUT a few shots were incredible!
- Orange is a great compromise and gives highest percentage of good contrast
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Garden of the Gods
Date: August 2, 2014Cameras: Leica IIIc (1940's) and Canon EOS-M (2012)
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Next test of the Leica, now that I've seen the first couple rolls of film from it, and learned a few harsh lessons.
Lessons:- Capturing a full frame image is difficult. Ie capturing 35mm with a 50mm view finder
- Make sure the film hasn't been exposed previously... like 10-15 years ago!
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Rocky Mountain National Park
Date: July 19, 2014Cameras: Leica IIIc (1940's) and Canon EOS-M (2012)
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Took the Leica and Canon out to test the capabilities of the Leica and it's lenses. I was using my Canon as a light meter, as the Leica didn't have one built in, like my Olympus OM-1. I was also comparing the 3 working lenses (35mm, 50mm, 300mm) with comparable settings on my Canon
Lessons:- Loading film is tricky - take the time to do it right! And triple check it!
- Take the polarizing filter off of Canon! It dropped the f-stop by at least one. So I was over exposing the Leica.
- Leica lens mm rating don't compare to Canon exactly. The Leica is slightly more wide angle than my Canon captures because of the 1.62 crop multiplier on the APS-C sensor
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