Art Meripol
Well-Known Member
A little history.
I have always been aware of Leica. Throughout my career I almost never saw one. But their reputation for being the ultimate mechanical camera, for endurance and precision always stuck with me. I know people who collect watches and I always thought a Leica would be like a fine watch.
Just before the pandemic hit I finally bought myself a Leica M4p. Up till now any 'extra' funds I had went to my working gear, lighting or whatever I might need.
I still don't Need with a capital N a Leica. A fellow shooter here in town posted that he was selling his and before I could change my mind I grabbed it. It came with a Voigtlander 35mm 1.4. After buying it I thought about getting a Leica lens but they were more precious than the camera body. But I did buy a nice Voigtlander 21mm just because.
I ran a roll through it and loved the feel of the camera. I know many here are way ahead of me on Leica. I'm just discovering the many reasons they're so celebrated. But then after shooting that roll I put the camera down and it sat on a shelf mocking me for a long time. Last month I finally grabbed it up and put another roll in deciding to keep it with me as I ran around the city doing errands or shoots. I decided to photograph people. Each would get a couple frames on the roll of Tri-X.
I don't have a darkroom as much as I wish I did. Fortunately a couple of young guys here in town recently opened a lab. I dropped off that first roll from 2018 and the new one. When I got the film back (pleasantly surprised it all worked) I used my old Nikon SuperCoolscan 5000 to scan a few frames and Lightroom to do a quick edit. I have a bit of a learning curve to go on the camera but it sure was fun shooting film again.
Here are six of the people images.
My helpful friend Greg at a mens clothing store.
![2023-06-22-0003-Edit.jpg 2023-06-22-0003-Edit.jpg](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/14/14575-75c65feaf8ff44ccd0f0c11d53abe35e.jpg)
My brother in town for a visit.
Nicole,the wonderful lady who cuts my hair and her dog Cloie
My friend Don who is an angel to the homeless in town.
A Forestry and Conservation ranger I met on a shoot for state tourism.
A manager at the Honda Manufacturing plant I met on a shoot for a business magazine.
I have always been aware of Leica. Throughout my career I almost never saw one. But their reputation for being the ultimate mechanical camera, for endurance and precision always stuck with me. I know people who collect watches and I always thought a Leica would be like a fine watch.
Just before the pandemic hit I finally bought myself a Leica M4p. Up till now any 'extra' funds I had went to my working gear, lighting or whatever I might need.
I still don't Need with a capital N a Leica. A fellow shooter here in town posted that he was selling his and before I could change my mind I grabbed it. It came with a Voigtlander 35mm 1.4. After buying it I thought about getting a Leica lens but they were more precious than the camera body. But I did buy a nice Voigtlander 21mm just because.
I ran a roll through it and loved the feel of the camera. I know many here are way ahead of me on Leica. I'm just discovering the many reasons they're so celebrated. But then after shooting that roll I put the camera down and it sat on a shelf mocking me for a long time. Last month I finally grabbed it up and put another roll in deciding to keep it with me as I ran around the city doing errands or shoots. I decided to photograph people. Each would get a couple frames on the roll of Tri-X.
I don't have a darkroom as much as I wish I did. Fortunately a couple of young guys here in town recently opened a lab. I dropped off that first roll from 2018 and the new one. When I got the film back (pleasantly surprised it all worked) I used my old Nikon SuperCoolscan 5000 to scan a few frames and Lightroom to do a quick edit. I have a bit of a learning curve to go on the camera but it sure was fun shooting film again.
Here are six of the people images.
My helpful friend Greg at a mens clothing store.
![2023-06-22-0003-Edit.jpg 2023-06-22-0003-Edit.jpg](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/14/14575-75c65feaf8ff44ccd0f0c11d53abe35e.jpg)
My brother in town for a visit.
![2023-06-22-0001.jpg 2023-06-22-0001.jpg](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/14/14576-f7ae9e3c7057f4e2190df87e7cbcee67.jpg)
Nicole,the wonderful lady who cuts my hair and her dog Cloie
![2023-06-22-0004-Edit.jpg 2023-06-22-0004-Edit.jpg](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/14/14578-8ca67fc62e60967cb287b6a125043d96.jpg)
My friend Don who is an angel to the homeless in town.
![2023-06-22-0008-Edit.jpg 2023-06-22-0008-Edit.jpg](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/14/14579-82616b42ccd3cc37555796831b6ded84.jpg)
A Forestry and Conservation ranger I met on a shoot for state tourism.
![2023-06-22-0012-Edit.jpg 2023-06-22-0012-Edit.jpg](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/14/14580-50cd443e076a5592a0358bd2ff917ac5.jpg)
A manager at the Honda Manufacturing plant I met on a shoot for a business magazine.
![2023-06-22-0015.jpg 2023-06-22-0015.jpg](https://realphotographersforum.com/data/attachments/14/14581-a7cfe7375ddb41ad26f11916dd407dbb.jpg)