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Old 06-14-2012   #1
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John Mayer and Leicas
Looks like John Mayer got a new old stock M4 and 50 cron...

http://jhnmyr.tumblr.com/post/251122...35mm-summicron

I know he's used an M9 for a while now and has posted some photos from it on his blog in the past...
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Old 06-14-2012   #2
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"I’ve learned that the guessing - maybe the intuition - of the settings is what makes a photograph special."

Oh, so that's what I've been doing wrong.....
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Old 06-14-2012   #3
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I really like John Mayer - I used to follow his blog and his photos that he posted were quite good. I'm glad he's getting into film.

edit: he also drive a land rover defender... Great taste!
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I was reading:

"It was daunting at first but I’ve been practicing guessing shutter speed/aperture on a digital M9 and seeing how close I get. I consider myself experienced enough to bring only this camera with me now."

How did that guy get experienced in the effect of different developers / developing techniques on different film emulsions and exposures based on using a digital Leica M9 ?
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Good for him, certainly he makes enough money to have the latest and greatest cameras and other tools/gadgets. He sounds no different then a lot of folks on photography blogs, experimenting, with the idea of becoming a better photographer.
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I was reading:

"It was daunting at first but I’ve been practicing guessing shutter speed/aperture on a digital M9 and seeing how close I get. I consider myself experienced enough to bring only this camera with me now."

How did that guy get experienced in the effect of different developers / developing techniques on different film emulsions and exposures based on using a digital Leica M9 ?
It has nothing to do with developing. He probably won't do it himself anyway. He's talking strictly about exposure.
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It has nothing to do with developing. He probably won't do it himself anyway. He's talking strictly about exposure.
Yes but exposure of film depends a lot on the choice of the developing tools ... film exposure, is a relative variable and so are film speeds.
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Hey I like it when a celebrity hawks our world. It makes the film manufacturers want to make more film. Good for us.
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I think he'll soon learn (among many other things) that f/2 and 1/60 won't cut it for "most indoor situations"
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could this be why the famous stay away from rff in droves?

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I really want to dislike Mayer but the more I hear about him, he sounds like a really cool guy.

I still won't listen to his music though.
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i like his music but i gre up with it ..since the times he played in cafes and colleges.
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could this be why the famous stay away from rff in droves?

make fun of your friends and welcome all others...

Poor ******* - he's talented and successful. What chance would he have around here.
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That M4 and Summicron 50mm is gorgeous. Mayer has very good taste in cameras and lenses.
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Poor ******* - he's talented and successful. What chance would he have around here.
All the more reason to poke fun at him. By the way, who is he?
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I really want to dislike Mayer but the more I hear about him, he sounds like a really cool guy.

I still won't listen to his music though.
Actually his new cd 'born and raised' is really quite good, and I'm not a popular music fan at all. Very honest and universally enjoyable.
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That M4 and Summicron 50mm is gorgeous. Mayer has very good taste in cameras and lenses.


So Jon, you mean Paris has no good taste with cameras and lenses?

(She'll be very upset with you after affording for a Dlux 4.. )
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Perhaps it was a farewell gift from Taylor Swift?

Oh wait, she wrote a song for him. . . .
Dear John, I see it all now it was wrong
Don’t you think nineteen’s too young
To be played by your dark, twisted games
When I loved you so, I should've known.

You are an expert at sorry
And keeping the lines blurry
Never impressed by me acing your tests
All the girls that you run dry have tired lifeless eyes
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That M4 and Summicron 50mm is gorgeous. Mayer has very good taste in cameras and lenses.
... M4 and Summicron 50mm are not Nikon RF equipment.
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Don't know anything about him or his personal life. However, I quite like his music and his choice of photographic equipment. He's also as entitled to be wrong about the technicalities of exposure / film processing as anyone. Fair play to the bloke; anyone who promotes film in a positive way is okay with me.....
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I really like John Mayer - I used to follow his blog and his photos that he posted were quite good. I'm glad he's getting into film.

edit: he also drive a land rover defender... Great taste!
Where does he blog? I'd be curious to see his shots.
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Crap!

If Paris Hilton is packing a DLux does that mean I'll have to dump my trusty carry-everywhere lest I be labeled a fashionista?
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