[LargeFormat] List Activity and Hello!

[Les Newcomer]

Alas, she is not genetically disposed to LF as we are. She has a wacky
idea that it's the end result and not the process that most important.
She's seen me use my Graphics and my 5x7 2D, but thinks it takes too
long to get the result. 

She uses a Pentax MG (no relation to Mr. Morrison's Garage, but a slight
parallel to Lucas wiring) that's at least 25 years old, has a hard time
focusing a 28mm so sticks with a 50mm. Doesn't even use a zoom, and
refuses to get anything new.  The meter is at least two stops fast
according to my very accurate Minolta meter and yet gets great shots
with 100 speed film (won't use anything else--too grainy)

She keeps quoting my old band teacher, "If it's not baroque, not fix it!"

Clive Warren wrote:
> 
> At 10:55 17/04/01 -0700, Les Newcomer wrote:
> 
> >Clive Warren wrote:
> > >
> > > At 10:05 12/04/01 -0700, Les Newcomer wrote:
> > > >I've been taking down my storm windows in 30mph winds and thus learning
> > > >how to hang glide at the same time.
> > > >
> > > >Les
> > >
> > > Any photos of that Les? ;-)
> snip
> 
> >Alas no, after assisting me a few times, my wife just doesn't see the
> >need to get the 8x10 Deardorff out for homey happy snaps, and I had my
> >hands full with the windows.
> >
> >I didn't manage to let the wind take the fully extened 20 ft ladder
> >(without me on it) on a ride sliding accross the front of my house.
> >Luckily the only effect was a broken flag mount and some polite applause
> >from the neighbor and some pedestrians.
> >
> >Les
> 
> Les,
> 
> You should try letting her have a look through the ground glass before each
> shot.  When she gets the hang of it she'll want her own 8x10 - well maybe
> 4x5 . You'll never have to explain the purpose of an essential and
> expensive piece of new kit again, you might have to ask to borrow it though ;-)
> 
> Still grinning from the imagery of your window exploits :-)
> 
> Cheers,
>              Clive
> 
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