- Package and figure out postage for two Canon pieces to England
- One print of Eiffel tower
- Finish second roll of tri-x (go and and shoot) so I can get into habit of developing two rolls at same time
- Keep reading reviews of lenses: right now I'm leaning towards the CV 75 2.5 and the CV 28mm 1.9; have read good things about both lenses. The 90mm is supposed to be very sharp as well but it's long and even if I end up with the second 1:1 R3A (which I will) - I've never been crazy about the 90mm on the rangefinder
- Pack up the rest of the Canon lenses for B&H (to bring tomorrow)
20mm f2.8, 24mm f2.8, 28mm f2.8, 35mm f2.0, 100mm f2.0, 70-200 f4, 1.4x converter, 550ex flash
- Buy a truckload of Tri-x and Ilfotec dd-x as well as a better thermometer. I have the cheap Kodak thermometer and it takes forever to react; would like a more instant reading
- Read the completed 11th Man text
- Hook up the One Touch 250 gb drive that's been sitting here for a week
- Get my clothes cleaned
- Get myself cleaned
- Put lightbulb in the kitchen (it's only been out for about three months)
- Read story GR sent
- Fill out forms for sales tax (I'm behind with payment)
- Buy cat litter (sorry Buddy, I've been negligent)
- Send print to AG
- Two prints to mat for J.
- Bring in cat psychologist to find out why cat is waking me at 4 a.m.
- Write something interesting in blog
Finished
- Package for England ready to drop off
- Bulb changed in the hallway and the kitchen!
- This will have to count as interesting blog material
- Wasn't on the list but I vacuumed. The amount of cat hair - I wonder if there's any market for cat hair? Maybe stick it on some of those bald cats?
- Told the mailman to stop delivering me those super-sized dermatology magazines. About a year ago I ended up on their list and they seem to think I'm a doctor. I've even had two calls asking for rates for some procedures. Don't know what that's about. If you want a shave, I might be able to manage that. And one of my ex-girlfriends showed me how to open your pores by draping a towel over your head and holding your face over a pot of boiling water. That's as far as my dermatology expertise goes.
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Yesterday, Barrett stopped by and was going to loan me one of his Hexars with the 28mm to test out. I took a couple of shots with the 28mm on my camera etc. But I'm going to stick with the Bessa because a) I get confused if I have to switch cameras b) the Voigtlander 28mm is faster and c) well, I don't know if you can buy these things new... I like the idea of popping down to B&H to return a camera if something ain't right during the first week.
But the Hexar viewfinder is contrasty and bright. It's quiet - but in a different way than the Bessa. With the Bessa you probably have a louder shutter noise, but no high-pitched whir afterwards as film is advanced - and even that ain't so bad. No, I've decided that as long as I'm going RF - I'll go for the fastest lenses I can find.
4 comments:
Dave,
Frith has arrived and will drop off the prints after work tonight! Wife didn't fancy any of the lenses so off to B&H you go!
See you later,
Paul.
Buddy is bothering you because he's a neurotic vegan and certainly will sleep better after his visit to Peter Luger's...Why not get a bigger tank? I always do at least 4 if not 5 rolls at a time, unless I think I have a "special" image which will require more time...
I forgot to mention that Julio, who knows a lot more than I do, told me that you never use anything over a 50mm with a rangefinder. I think the Leica 75 1.4 must be a wonderful lens, but doubt that I'd use it often, since I stopped doing head shots. Therefore, the 28 1.9 sounds like the move. I've never heard of such a fast 28, and will look forward to your test results...
Matt: The Leica 75 f1.4 is a wonderful lens. I borrowed one from someone for a couple of days. But big. Liked it a lot.
Michael: After I wrote this in the middle of the night I went back to sleep as did el gato - so much for my schedule.
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