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Forum: Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M" 1 Hour Ago
Replies: 40
Views: 585
Posted By Monochrom
Wow, very interesting and the release will be...

Wow, very interesting and the release will be rather soon...so no leaks at this point...

Canīt imagine what sensor it will be...iīm intrigued :D:D:D

Something in between FF and APSC???

So iīll...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 1 Day Ago
Replies: 8
Views: 225
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, then the red arrow part then is not a part of...

Hi, then the red arrow part then is not a part of the spindle...so leave it in a safe place just in case...

the part which i mentioned is made of pure steel...:cool:

Bye!
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 1 Day Ago
Replies: 8
Views: 225
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, the washers are of easy...

Hi, the washers are of easy identification...black steel washers..part of the spindle...

However the red arrowed little piece is like those that make the lever coil back in place...

But from here...
Forum: Zeiss Ikon ZM 2 Days Ago
Replies: 8
Views: 251
Posted By Monochrom
Wow, fine shots...the 12mm lens is quite good at...

Wow, fine shots...the 12mm lens is quite good at it...thought it would have much more distotions...!!!

Congrats on your trip, it looks you had a fantastic time!!!

Cheers!
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 3 Days Ago
Replies: 339
Views: 9,813
Posted By Monochrom
BEautiful shot!!!

BEautiful shot!!!
Forum: Photography General Interest 4 Days Ago
Replies: 2
Views: 212
Posted By Monochrom
Digital Bolex!!!

Hi, i know this is about photography not cinema....but i found quite interesting this site i jumped into...

Have to say since i was a teenager i saw those 16mm and 8mm bolex cameras now and...
Forum: Cosina Voigtlander Bessa 4 Days Ago
Replies: 0
Views: 177
Posted By Monochrom
21mm f1.8 review

Hi, Steve huffīs review on the superfast super wide angle 21mm f1.8...

Large but looks promising.

http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/05/13/the-voigtlander-21-1-8-lens-review-by-steve-huff/

Donīt...
Forum: Repair / Camera Care 6 Days Ago
Replies: 3
Views: 189
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, exactly, need for lube...it would be nice to...

Hi, exactly, need for lube...it would be nice to disassemble the rotating parts to clean hardened grease or dust...
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 1 Week Ago
Replies: 43
Views: 866
Posted By Monochrom
zoom

Hi, iīm longing for a 21mm fov dpm...

but if a zoom option was put into it i would be happy with a fov of just 35-50...or 28-40...to keep it small, make a distortion free lens and still f2.8...
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 1 Week Ago
Replies: 43
Views: 866
Posted By Monochrom
yep...i do...i use the smaller one which i kept...

yep...i do...i use the smaller one which i kept from my dp1...years ago...i was so sure iīd have a nother dp that i kept it.

Itīs the EF-140DG, itīs great, it has ttl capability which works fine,...
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 1 Week Ago
Replies: 43
Views: 866
Posted By Monochrom
A fourth DP modell

Hi, very intersting....iīm thinking of buying the dp1m....it wouldnīt be a bad idea since youīll have at least 4 batteries and of course youīre not gonna shoot like a cowboy with each camera in each...
Forum: Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M" 1 Week Ago
Replies: 16
Views: 451
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, you can perform a simple but very usefull...

Hi, you can perform a simple but very usefull test...get yourself a measuring tape, extend it on a flat surface like a table....and shoot wide open at the mark of 3 feet (1 mtr)...second shoot the...
Forum: Point-N-Shoot 1 Week Ago
Replies: 8
Views: 287
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, go for the contax t3...it cannot be...

Hi, go for the contax t3...it cannot be challenged...:)

Itīs fast enough, itīs danm small, pocket shirt size, 35/2.8 fun to use still a lot of bokeh to squeeze out of, lotīs a of customizable...
Forum: Digital Fixed Lens Advanced Compacts 1 Week Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 246
Posted By Monochrom
I totally agree iīd love to put the MM and this...

I totally agree iīd love to put the MM and this merrills into a match...

...donīt waste your time using 1600 iso in colour...but in B/W itīs more than ok...
Forum: FSU Former Soviet Union RF 1 Week Ago
Replies: 6
Views: 192
Posted By Monochrom
hi, i use a 40.5 mm filter...doesnīt need a extra...

hi, i use a 40.5 mm filter...doesnīt need a extra hood, the elements are down in the body of the lens...very flare resistant...
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 1 Week Ago
Replies: 339
Views: 9,813
Posted By Monochrom
lots of things going on here!!! Fine shots...

lots of things going on here!!!

Fine shots everyone!!! Iīve enjoyed each one of them!!!
Forum: Optics and Lenses - 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 5
Views: 253
Posted By Monochrom
base speed is always the same in sunny 16, 100...

base speed is always the same in sunny 16, 100 and f16 with 100 iso film on sunny day.

Then a convention states the minumum speed to get a steady shot for a given length mounted on the camera is the...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 13
Views: 582
Posted By Monochrom
The zeiss is a stellar performer, modern...

The zeiss is a stellar performer, modern contrast, modern coatings, small fast...the summarit is an old lens and in itīs own time couldnīt stand a change in front of the older sonnars which still are...
Forum: Travel 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 28
Views: 896
Posted By Monochrom
raytoei, beautiful shots! it helps a lot to make...

raytoei, beautiful shots! it helps a lot to make myself a picture of the life in teheran...of course the pictures canīt offend since they document a fact of living in that country.

I found very...
Forum: Leica Screw Mount Copies 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 325
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, very interesting thread, perhpas you could...

Hi, very interesting thread, perhpas you could put some photos to get a better idea of the lenses....

I only can say i had the 35mm f1.8 canon ltm lens, i was very happy about it i used it on a m8...
Forum: Cosina Voigtlander Bessa 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 15
Views: 292
Posted By Monochrom
B+W uv ir cut filter and heliopan uv filter no...

B+W uv ir cut filter and heliopan uv filter no problems...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 8
Views: 486
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, the only parts that can be really diffcult to...

Hi, the only parts that can be really diffcult to repair are those optical elemnts that are bonded together with balm from canada...that would be the main prism on rangefinder/viewfinder and the long...
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 871
Posted By Monochrom
Hope it doesnīt cost $500 :D congrats really nice...

Hope it doesnīt cost $500 :D congrats really nice find!!!
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 16
Views: 624
Posted By Monochrom
:eek: smoke!!! what temperature you think the...

:eek: smoke!!!

what temperature you think the camera got??? Perhaps it was moisture mixed with the smell of an old camera...

The lens must be set to infinite and with a small aperture in order to...
Forum: Travel 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 82
Views: 1,398
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, nice shots, poor syria, my origins are from...

Hi, nice shots, poor syria, my origins are from syria, my great-grand parents came from homs fleeing from turk opression...

After a century living here we can only look at that disaster with sorrow...
Forum: Philosophy of Photography 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 75
Views: 2,580
Posted By Monochrom
the only thing i know at the moment is i should...

the only thing i know at the moment is i should be bolder....iīm still loosing lots of pics due to my shyness.

...candid when nobody cares, permission when people is paranoid....but i never take...
Forum: Zeiss Ikon ZM 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 396
Views: 46,121
Posted By Monochrom
Thatīs not an aspherical glass...donīt yell...

Thatīs not an aspherical glass...donīt yell victory too soon...
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 21
Views: 777
Posted By Monochrom
I havenīt tested a x-trans sensor....but iīm so...

I havenīt tested a x-trans sensor....but iīm so happty with dp2m Dynamic range it really challenges my m9...and IQ is superb, as you all know.

Iīll ask for the x-e1 from a friend of mine a iīll see...
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 35
Views: 509
Posted By Monochrom
i think they really know what to do...

i think they really know what to do (improvements) but they couldnīt care less :D

Ah another change that would be nice is a kind of base where to house extra battery and speed facilities like old...
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 35
Views: 509
Posted By Monochrom
yeah..theīre so many things to improve that iīm...

yeah..theīre so many things to improve that iīm sure they wonīt move an inch...so i still want an f2 lens...:D only on the dp2m...the others can stay the same...:cool:
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 35
Views: 509
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, all mentioned would be great...but iīm happy...

Hi, all mentioned would be great...but iīm happy with the aesthetics of the series so i wouldnīt make any change in the shape.

If i had to choose only one improvement iīd go for an f2 lens!

Cheers!
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 5
Views: 353
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, the only way to test the camera is setting...

Hi, the only way to test the camera is setting infinite in the lens and seing if the split image matches perfectly a subject in that distance. If it doesnīt itīs off then youīll notice it at closer...
Forum: Photography General Interest 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 8
Views: 290
Posted By Monochrom
...the device displays an immense depth of field,...

...the device displays an immense depth of field, and a very wide-angle view that avoids the distortion seen in standard camera lenses.

Very interesting!

Thanks for sharing!
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 22
Views: 1,027
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, i see no merrillīs in there...only first...

Hi, i see no merrillīs in there...only first series dpīs.

That torture rack they put in front of the camera is a pain to see...

For what i can see, the merrillīs have the shutter inside the...
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 339
Views: 9,813
Posted By Monochrom
Nice shots, Gary, BK and Keith....for sure weīre...

Nice shots, Gary, BK and Keith....for sure weīre building up a beautiful and colourfull set of dpm pics!!!

Here are mine form a Gringo who came living to my country...and made his blues band Sea &...
Forum: RFF Polls 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 120
Views: 2,619
Posted By Monochrom
hi, totally m8+m9...wide angle 21mm VC or 25mm ZM...

hi, totally m8+m9...wide angle 21mm VC or 25mm ZM on the m9 and a 50mm f1.5 sonnar on the m8...
Canīt loose
Same batteries, same feeling, punching resolution...
M9 only hyperfocal and f1.5 glass to...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 928
Views: 133,450
Posted By Monochrom
Women....m9 + cron v4. ...

Women....m9 + cron v4.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8540/8696740668_43f4a22e46_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/8695620403_ae242fd896_c.jpg

...
Forum: Zeiss Ikon ZM 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 284
Views: 48,122
Posted By Monochrom
Iīm so happy with this lens, doesnīt shift, itīs...

Iīm so happy with this lens, doesnīt shift, itīs price is very reasonable, and the quality is the best part...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8635194982_52b3d7ebaf_b.jpg

...
Forum: Leica X1 / X2 forum 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 13
Views: 1,468
Posted By Monochrom
well i was looking some pix of my gone x1...that...

well i was looking some pix of my gone x1...that was a neat little camera...having that helped me a lot using my current dp2m...you donīt need to AF a 24mm lens....just set hyperfocal f5.6 auto...
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 17
Views: 710
Posted By Monochrom
nice little lens....donīt know why i let it...

nice little lens....donīt know why i let it go...it wasnīt that flary...iīve had expensive leica glass that had more flare than the old elmar 3.5cm...in fact i remember that i was quite surprised for...
Forum: Film vs Digital 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 28
Views: 983
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, well said... On my behalf iīd love to use...

Hi, well said...

On my behalf iīd love to use more films but the reality is that scanners arenīt getting better but sensors are...the more i used the m9 the more i left film cameras at home, today...
Forum: Kodak Retina RF 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 5
Views: 224
Posted By Monochrom
i guess there are a lot to say about convertion...

i guess there are a lot to say about convertion from lire to dollars...thatīs why i quoted the song :D to give an idea of what could be bought with such amount...and as someone said itīs a bunch of...
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 243
Views: 13,763
Posted By Monochrom
good question...when you select hi iso settings...

good question...when you select hi iso settings youīre are increasing "volume" and then strange things start to happen... i think since sigma is the only one using this technology itīs also the only...
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 35
Views: 1,083
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, i used a iif and a iiig a lot...many years...

Hi, i used a iif and a iiig a lot...many years using only those cameras...i used an elmar 50mm f3.5....and it was really practical.
For B/W itīs a terrific combo...very small.
The cron would give you...
Forum: W/NW Words no Words. 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 392
Views: 30,879
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, first one ZM biogon 28mm, next two, ZM...

Hi, first one ZM biogon 28mm, next two, ZM sonnar-M9


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8507/8357981883_bc010ce29a_b.jpg ...
Forum: Kodak Retina RF 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 5
Views: 224
Posted By Monochrom
Price of Retina II in 1937

Hi, i was looking the "Illustrazione Italiana" from 28 march 1937 and jumped into a Kodak Retina II ad...full page!!!

Un prodigio di rendimento, di sicurezza, di estetica per la fotografia...
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 339
Views: 9,813
Posted By Monochrom
Very interesting pics! I have to complete my...

Very interesting pics!

I have to complete my tests with 1600 iso...

Also have to train in using hyperfocal...iīve been lazy on that...although doing it is simple...:D

:)
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 21
Views: 479
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, you can use the 40mm lens on any camra that...

Hi, you can use the 40mm lens on any camra that has 50mm framelines....

Perhaps the most useful way to use the 40mm lens was in my old M8 upgraded camera...i used a lot the rollei sonnar 40mm...
Forum: Philosophy of Photography 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 84
Views: 1,929
Posted By Monochrom
i do, i consider myself to be 100% street...

i do, i consider myself to be 100% street shooter...if i shot another theme itīs by chance or in order to test some gear...

I must admit i would love to shoot nude women...but my wife wonīt let me...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 3
Views: 193
Posted By Monochrom
Hi, on film haze and other flaws tend to show...

Hi, on film haze and other flaws tend to show more...on digital there are filters in the sensor also coatings that make images crisper and sharper.
For instance my rollei sonanr on film is not very...
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