Congratulations LeeP, You Ranked Up!

[ccanada]

Huge congratulations to @LeeP  on achieving Mentor status!

This is incredibly well-deserved recognition for the excellence and dedication LeeP brings to our community.

We're all so proud that his image is currently featured in our Featured Gallery!

Thank you, LeeP, for all you do to inspire and help your fellow photographers. We look forward to your contributions as a Mentor!

[shadowsports]

Congratulations Lee!

[LeeP]

Thank you! I appreciate the kindness. I have truly found some wonderful and wonderfully helpful people here and I will do my best to be of help. This is most unexpected and wonderful. Again thank you.

[LeeP]

You are very kind to say that. Thank you.

[March411]

Nicely done Lee, well deserved! 

[LeeP]

I celebrated by buying a Canon FP 35mm camera. I had never seen one at a--what I consider--sane price in supposedly fully operational condition. Then one popped up for the LOW price of $21 for the body promising to be in good condition. It arrived 100% operational. I sourced a 50mm FL mount lens for it which has not yet arrived. I'm rather adept at shooting with an handheld meter. I have a pristine Pentax KM with a dead meter that I love shooting with. The Canon FP seems very intuitively designed unlike some cameras (I'm looking at you, Nikkormat), so I'm looking forward to running some film through it.

I'd love to snag one of the goofy but gorgeous Canonflex SLRs.

[justadude]

Congratulations, Lee!  Very well deserved!

[justadude]

Very cool on the Canon FP 35mm purchase!  

I know you and I have talked a bit about film before.  Just curious - what are your favorite film stocks?

Mine (in order of favorite listed first):

1. CineStill 50D - I know you need bright light, but the colors are pastel and gorgeous 

2. Kodak Pro Image 100 - I like how the colors are not overpowering

3. For B&W infrared I really like the Rollei Infrared 400.  Foliage really looks bright white, unlike a lot of newer infrared films.

4. ...and for regular B&W the ever popular Ilford HP5 400 - How can you go wrong with such nice grain?

So what are yours, Lee?

[LeeP]

You're kind to say so. Thank you.

[LeeP]

Like:

Ilford Delta 3200, HP5, Delta 100, Orthochromatic 25

Lomo Purple, Turquoise, Earl Grey, Lady Grey

Rollei Infrared

Aginuui ISO 400

Kcmssertkir ISO 100 black and white

Super Positive ISO 0.8 black and white

Dislike:
Portra 800 / absurdly warm toned / unnatural

Harman Phoenix Color / atrocious color rendition

Kentmere / bad at doing contrast