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Rangefinderforum.com http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums Rangefinderforum.com is a site for Rangefinder Camera enthusiasts en Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:33 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/themes/graphite/misc/rss.jpg Rangefinderforum.com http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums <![CDATA[Valley Forge & the new 21mm 1/8 VC]]> http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132920&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 18:44:26 GMT Brief stop at Valley Forge in PA http://zoeica.com/2013/05/20/valley-forge-arch-monochrome-monday/ Enjoy. Chris Brief stop at Valley Forge in PA

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Enjoy. Chris ]]> Zoeica http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132920 Cleaning internal haze in Xenon lens http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132919&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 18:16:31 GMT I recently picked up a Retina IIa. The lens looked clear until I did the flashlight test and developed the first roll. Any suggestions on cleaning... I recently picked up a Retina IIa. The lens looked clear until I did the flashlight test and developed the first roll. Any suggestions on cleaning the haze? ]]> Kodak Retina RF rjschell http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132919 Leica Film to Digital http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132918&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 17:32:24 GMT I've been offered a Leica ME for £3000. It's only 5 or 6 months old. I've been reluctant to get into the Leica M9 ilk due to issues that have cropped up but which are perhaps exaggerated because they're brought together on the forums.
I like shooting film for holidays but often I would appreciate the immediacy of digital for day to day photography for sharing and getting to know my lenses more intimately. I wouldn't like to sit post processing a holiday's worth of images.
Returning to digital with a couple of Leicas has been in my mind for sometime. My initial return to film was out of exasperation at the size of Nikon DSLRs - I got myself a small film Leica and you know how that path always goes, suddenly you've aquired a lot of M lenses. And I found that I really like the look and use of film and started to feel a little nauseous when I thought of digital photography. So, with this opportunity of a digital ME at £1200 less than a new one I have a question for you all. Has anyone been on the fence about going to Leica digital but then found that they really enjoy it and perhaps even wish they'd gone digital sooner?
N.b. This isn't the Leica ME which was stolen from Red Dot Cameras earlier this week!!
Pete ]]> Pete B http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132918 Beware the Coming War Against Personal Photography and Video http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132917&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 17:23:58 GMT Beware the Coming War Against Personal Photography and Video From PP / Lauren Weinstein · May 20, 2013... Beware the Coming War Against Personal Photography and Video

From PP / Lauren Weinstein · May 20, 2013

http://petapixel.com/2013/05/20/bewa...o/#more-109861 ]]> Photography General Interest PKR http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132917 Anachronistic Rollie in Gatsby? http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132915&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 15:46:22 GMT Is the Rollie in the ashland party scene of the new Gatsby film an anachronism? My understanding is they did not appear until 1929. yours FPJ Is the Rollie in the ashland party scene of the new Gatsby film an anachronism? My understanding is they did not appear until 1929.

yours
FPJ ]]> Photography General Interest FPjohn http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132915 Leica 12024 Finder http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132914&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:44 GMT Anyone using this finder, is there enough room around the 21mm framelines that would make this usable for a 15mm lens as well? Just trying to cheat a... Anyone using this finder, is there enough room around the 21mm framelines that would make this usable for a 15mm lens as well? Just trying to cheat a bit and get one finder to use with a couple of lenses at once especially given its price. Thanks ]]> Leica M Film Cameras Captain http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132914 Gallery Picks for the week ending May 20, 2013 http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132913&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 14:18:50 GMT *Gallery Picks for the week ending May 20, 2013* Gallery Picks is an... Gallery Picks for the week ending May 20, 2013
Gallery Picks is an opportunity for you to post a heads up to what you have seen during the past seven days at RFF that you like. There's no membership requirement, no criteria (except past seven days), no voting, no limit to the number of photos mentioned, and everybody mentioned is a winner.

Anybody can start the thread on a Monday.

Anybody can join in, it's a community event! ]]> Critique / Salon / Picks / Most Views leica M2 fan http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132913 Appalachian Trail with an un-rangefinder. http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132911&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 13:51:39 GMT I met Dave Lackey at the Vortex in Atlanta, after my 4 day hike on the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina. I didn't have a rangefinder camera with me, opting instead for a little Canon P&S digital, but Dave suggested I post some pictures anyway.

Tom

]]> Travel tjh http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132911 Anyone Buy An M from Sherry Krauter? http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132910&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:04 GMT I know a lot of folks trust in her (or DAG) to fix their cameras but I note that Sherry has some for sale on her site. I've been perusing online locally, here, and on *ugh* Ebay looking at M6s and, after seeing a few locally and a few on ebay, it seems her prices may not be "that far off" (when you consider the stuff I've seen requires shutter speed adjustments, rangefinder adjustments, film advance adjustments etc.).

Just curious if anyone has ever bought a camera from her and what she is like to deal with.
Is she more of an Email or phone person?

Cheers,
Dave ]]> Leica M Film Cameras dcsang http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132910 Insane portable lighting set up http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132909&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 13:06:14 GMT Not my pic, but this is too cool not to share. Not my pic, but this is too cool not to share.

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]]> Photography General Interest FrankS http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132909 The 2 Euro Leica: Leica Mini II http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132908&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 11:03:23 GMT Found a Leica Mini II at a flea market this weekend. A 'made in Japan for Leica' P&S. It proudly shows the red dot and the fact it has a 35mm f3.5 'Elmar' lens.

Googling a bit I found little info on this camera and how it compares to popular fixed focal lenth P&S cameras like the Yashica T4/5 and the Olympus Mju-II (Stylus Epic).

I will definitely will put a roll through it, but has anyone experience with this? Who produced it (my guess is Minolta), how good is the lens?

Cheers,

Ronald ]]> Point-N-Shoot Ronald_H http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132908 Minolta CLE @ Infinity focus help? http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132907&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:17 GMT Hi! I just got a Minolta CLE in the mail. When i focus it at infinity things that are that fare away don´t align with the rangefinder. Is it... Hi!

I just got a Minolta CLE in the mail. When i focus it at infinity things that are that fare away don´t align with the rangefinder. Is it suppose to be like that?
it seems to fokus right in short range.

Thanks for your help!;)

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]]> Leica M -- Minolta CLE Landberg http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132907 APS in the 21st Century? http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132906&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 10:30:18 GMT My lad is happy with the Canon SLR we picked up for bobbins from a local charity shop. But we were chatting, and he let me know he liked the APS... My lad is happy with the Canon SLR we picked up for bobbins from a local charity shop. But we were chatting, and he let me know he liked the APS cameras we used to have after we were burgled and the stupid insurance company insisted we bought at Jacobs, who said 35mm was pretty much dead, and APS was the future. Jacobs are now the past, but there it is.

Anyway, I got to thinking. The camera the lad was referring to particularly was not the ugly but a bit clever Canon zoom compact we had, but the Minolta Vectis S1. Not sure what attracts him, but the complete automation fascinated him when he was little. He does have Aspergers, which may be a factor, but he would always want to watch as I put a cassette in.

Anyway (again), I was thinking, as I said. There were some quite nice APS cameras, which can now be had for not much. The Contax Tix comes to mind, for one.

So does anyone still produce/process APS film, or would it be a case of buying up the OOD cassettes on ebay until they dry up?

And was there ever an APS rangefinder? That'd be a curious rarity if any were ever made. ]]> Photography General Interest Rodchenko http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132906 Help me pick a 28mm viewfinder http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132905&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 07:04:08 GMT So, I pre-ordered the Ricoh GR and now I'm looking for an optical viewfinder to go with it. I originally wanted the Voigtlander 28/35 minifinder for its size, but it seems pretty hard to find and is more expensive than I thought.
I'm also considering the Voigtlander 28 brightline, the Sigma vf-11, and the plastic Leica 28.
Any others I should be aware of? I'm trying to keep the price $200 or below.
Can anyone speak to the quality and accuracy of the sigma? I couldn't find much on that. The Voigtlander brightline seems like a good build, but is the biggest and I would prefer smaller unless the Voigtlander is going to be the best build and optical quality.
Thanks. ]]> Micl Photo Acc / Bags/ Meters / Tripods etc Dunn http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132905 My first published work http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132904&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 06:41:53 GMT Today I had a nice surprise. My wife and I attend a museum showing of Gregory Kondos paintings at the Crocker Museum In Sacramento,Ca. Hanging... Today I had a nice surprise.
My wife and I attend a museum showing of Gregory Kondos paintings at the Crocker Museum In Sacramento,Ca.
Hanging next to the intro was a photo I took of Kondos sitting at his office desk at Sacramento City College in the mid sixties.
In the museum book the photo is listed as photographer unknown
but It is mine for sure.
Eight shots on the contact sheet taken with a Yashica mat 124.
Greg and I have crossed paths over the years but only as acquaintances or student teacher relationships.He and his wife are great people to be around:) ]]> TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex randolph45 http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132904