Leica and film. Two words that seem to be forever linked in my mind. After playing around with a Leica Monochrom digital for a while it was inevitable that I would end up trying out a Leica film camera. After hours of pondering I decided to go for an M4-P body and a 1976 Summicron 35mm lens. My thinking was that I would save a bit of money by going with a meterless camera body and spend the majority of the cash on a vintage Summicron lens. I admit there was some trepidation in going meterless but I reasoned that it would help me build up more awareness of lighting conditions and add to the magic.
The camera and lens arrived a week before I was due to go to the Scottish island of Islay on my annual ‘whisky pilgrimage’ with a friend. I decided to leave my digital camera at home and document the trip entirely on Tri-X film. We sampled all 8 Whisky distilleries on Islay and also visited the distillery on Jura. Islay and Jura are very special places and I think I made the right choice going with black and white film. I shot 3 rolls of Tri-X on the trip, many after a whisky tasting. These 5 frames are some of my favourites and they are also the straightest!.
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StephenJ on 5 Frames with a Leica M4-P on a Whisky Pilgrimage – By Nick Holt
Comment posted: 10/11/2018
Having said that, I would say that you would take good snaps like those above, with or without a wee dram, with or without a proper Leica, with or without a light meter... And you would probably even make a decent snap with a digital jobby.
In other words, excellent snaps sir, great framing and contrast.
BTW: I like your Pythonic foot from your Paris flâneur.
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Hank on 5 Frames with a Leica M4-P on a Whisky Pilgrimage – By Nick Holt
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Who did the development and scanning?
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