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Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 05-01-2012
Replies: 4
Views: 751
Posted By M like Leica M6
21mm frame finders?

A few years ago I sold my Voigtländer 4/21 and the finder forabout 250 Euros, not knowing how expensive this stuff would become. The little finder alone costs at least 150 Euros today, the Zeiss...
Forum: Micl Photo Acc / Bags/ Meters / Tripods etc 04-14-2012
Replies: 155
Views: 27,906
Posted By M like Leica M6
Anyone who uses the Delsey Cortex (Nylon) or...

Anyone who uses the Delsey Cortex (Nylon) or Corium (leather) bags?

I had a look at one of these in a shop, they are well suitable for rangefinders, don't look like camera bags and have neither...
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 04-13-2012
Replies: 36
Views: 1,691
Posted By M like Leica M6
Just a few photos for the F...

Just a few photos for the F lovers:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/7018542925_8f1ac4749f_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7218/6872436184_9024208ba3_b.jpg

By the way, if you keep the F and...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 04-12-2012
Replies: 5
Views: 415
Posted By M like Leica M6
Back lighting - which lenses are suitable?

Hello, my name is M, and I am a back lighting addict.

That means, I don't like flare, ghosting and reflections because I can't see them in the finder of my M6.

What do you think are the best...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 04-08-2012
Replies: 10
Views: 987
Posted By M like Leica M6
Not if he sends out stuff that is expired since a...

Not if he sends out stuff that is expired since a long time.
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 04-07-2012
Replies: 1,316
Views: 140,334
Posted By M like Leica M6
Some hints in the massive dev...

Some hints in the massive dev chart:

http://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.php?Film=Orwo&Developer=&mdc=Search

The test track:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1924424@N22/discuss/72157629045003145/
Forum: Other RF 02-27-2012
Replies: 8
Views: 955
Posted By M like Leica M6
Question Strange Robot Royal II - screwmount lens and no rangefinder?

Does anyone know more about this rare beauty?

It seems to be a Robot Royal Mod. II - which is already very rare - but mine looks slightly different than one I saw on ebay: the accessory shoe is...
Forum: 120 RF Folders 02-09-2012
Replies: 24
Views: 3,313
Posted By M like Leica M6
I found it in England. The repair was very costly...

I found it in England. The repair was very costly though. It seems that most of these cameras were not treated very well.
Forum: 120 RF Folders 02-09-2012
Replies: 24
Views: 3,313
Posted By M like Leica M6
Well, I had forgotten I had a film in the camera...

Well, I had forgotten I had a film in the camera when I opened it to make a photo of the interior... I made numerous shots with that camera, I believe the lens is far superior to almost all lenses...
Forum: 120 RF Folders 02-09-2012
Replies: 24
Views: 3,313
Posted By M like Leica M6
Which Mamiya Six is this?

I have such an old lady... and I was asked which version that is. Can someone tell...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 09-05-2011
Replies: 1
Views: 826
Posted By M like Leica M6
Elmar M 3,5 5cm - versions?

Is there an Elmar university? I have to say I am confused...

Here I have such a lens... it's a collapsible Elmar 3,5/5cm, serial 11861xx; it's coated and has black scales.

It looks exactly like...
Forum: Repair / Camera Care 08-17-2011
Replies: 4
Views: 1,150
Posted By M like Leica M6
I own four Nikkormats, two of them have exactly...

I own four Nikkormats, two of them have exactly the same problem.

Nikkormats are good cameras but quite cheap nowadays, and a repair job for 50 Euros could buy a working camera.

The question is:...
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 08-08-2011
Replies: 17
Views: 2,317
Posted By M like Leica M6
Oh, by the way, I found out that my film loaders...

Oh, by the way, I found out that my film loaders are able to open and close IXMOO cassettes. I have two 'Deutgen Füllfix' loaders, they were made in Germany in the 70s or 80s and are known as the...
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 08-08-2011
Replies: 17
Views: 2,317
Posted By M like Leica M6
Thanks for that - so I know that two of my IXMOOS...

Thanks for that - so I know that two of my IXMOOS are a little higher and FILCAs in fact :-) The others work fine.

Am I crazy enough to think about buying a screwmount Leica to use them? No, not...
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 08-07-2011
Replies: 17
Views: 2,317
Posted By M like Leica M6
I purchased some IXMOO cassettes recently and...

I purchased some IXMOO cassettes recently and just tried to load them in my early M6. According to the images I saw here the mushroom tells that they are IXMOO cassettes.

I out them into my M6 and...
Forum: Photography General Interest 08-06-2011
Replies: 23
Views: 2,466
Posted By M like Leica M6
It's a bit late to answer but at least I can show...

It's a bit late to answer but at least I can show you which film he used:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ0SkmAh7d8

That is Orwo NP27, a product from east germany ("GDR"). It was horrible and is...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 08-02-2011
Replies: 17
Views: 1,357
Posted By M like Leica M6
You probably look for a Novoflex LEINIK adapter:...

You probably look for a Novoflex LEINIK adapter: Nikon F lens on M39 body, I think this is what it does. I have the Nikon F lens on M body version. They are very good.
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 08-01-2011
Replies: 17
Views: 1,357
Posted By M like Leica M6
For wide angle lenses this works fine. I used an...

For wide angle lenses this works fine. I used an 18mm Nikkor on my M6 for a while.

May I come in with one more question?

Someone sold me a lens for a low price.... an offer I could not resist. It...
Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software 01-20-2011
Replies: 11
Views: 954
Posted By M like Leica M6
Waus, thanks, will try that :-)

Waus, thanks, will try that :-)
Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software 01-20-2011
Replies: 11
Views: 954
Posted By M like Leica M6
I do have a lightbox, but it's not bright enough....

I do have a lightbox, but it's not bright enough. The cheapest flatbed scanner with a film holder socket costs more than an LED video light.
Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software 01-20-2011
Replies: 11
Views: 954
Posted By M like Leica M6
The negatives I will scan are black and white...

The negatives I will scan are black and white only, so that should not be a problem, I just need a lot of light within a 4x5" area (or even smaller). I like LEDs for one reason: they don't get as hot...
Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software 01-20-2011
Replies: 11
Views: 954
Posted By M like Leica M6
DSLR as a scanner - LED light source?

I do not own a scanner, I have a Canon 5d2, an Olympus bellows, an Olympus 4/80mm bellows head and a slide copier. Works fine. I print A2 size from these 'scans'.

It's winter, and it's dark. I...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 01-18-2011
Replies: 34
Views: 1,368
Posted By M like Leica M6
http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/choosi...

http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/choosing%20bw%20films.html
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 01-17-2011
Replies: 45
Views: 2,776
Posted By M like Leica M6
What about used fixer? :angel:

What about used fixer? :angel:
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 01-17-2011
Replies: 45
Views: 2,776
Posted By M like Leica M6
Kodak helped Lucky and ERA in China in the 90s,...

Kodak helped Lucky and ERA in China in the 90s, then they said thanks for the help and goodbye. It's remarkable that there is no clever chinese guy who starts selling more than a few bad Lucky films...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 01-17-2011
Replies: 45
Views: 2,776
Posted By M like Leica M6
A 35mm or 120 film contains much less than 1 gram...

A 35mm or 120 film contains much less than 1 gram of silver. Telling us that the silver price is the reason for a price increase for films and paper is like the nice stories the oil companies tell us...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 01-17-2011
Replies: 45
Views: 2,776
Posted By M like Leica M6
Exclamation Ilford prices skyrocketing

Did you hear this? It's the confirmation of a rumoured twenty percent price increase that our local dealers announced. Here in continental Europe and Canada where Ilford papers and films already...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 01-17-2011
Replies: 5
Views: 487
Posted By M like Leica M6
If that huge roll of film is too big for you, let...

If that huge roll of film is too big for you, let me know, I would very much like to buy some meters. I had asked Kodak in Germany about a price, but it was so high that I preferred to buy ready-made...
Forum: Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M" 12-06-2010
Replies: 22
Views: 3,112
Posted By M like Leica M6
I second that, the same thing happened to me and...

I second that, the same thing happened to me and many others.

This shop is a miracle: they pick masochistic customers only, but are there so many people that want to be treated like kneeling...
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 12-05-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By M like Leica M6
BTW, if you lost the rear caps for your Pen FT...

BTW, if you lost the rear caps for your Pen FT lenses, the rear caps for modern Micro 4/3 lenses fit.

http://www.apug.org/forums/forum52/84438-rear-caps-olympus-pen-ft-lenses.html
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-30-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By M like Leica M6
CD-, DVD-, Blu-ray- and anything-else players do...

CD-, DVD-, Blu-ray- and anything-else players do the same thing. The most important element in that technology is error correction.

Even the Hasselblad H3 series uses software correction for at...
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-27-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By M like Leica M6
The size of a 4/3 sensor is 13x17.3mm. The size...

The size of a 4/3 sensor is 13x17.3mm. The size of a Pen F negative is 18x24mm. Even if someone would make an adapter the lenses of the 4/3 world not work for half-frame negatives.
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-19-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By M like Leica M6
I just found this site with some weird lenses for...

I just found this site with some weird lenses for the Pen F/FT, but I don't understand whether they were adapted or regular merchandise:

http://www.hicat.ne.jp/~bianchi/bianchi/lens-2.html

This...
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-16-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By M like Leica M6
Thanks :) It looks like fuzzy logic :bang: At...

Thanks :)

It looks like fuzzy logic :bang: At least, the phase of the moon is not a factor...
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-16-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By M like Leica M6
Yesterday my new Pen FT arrived... a beauty,...

Yesterday my new Pen FT arrived... a beauty, looks, works and even smells like new. It was modified for modern battery voltage 1.5V. I have a 25, 38 and 100mm lens... and here comes a question: my 25...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 11-12-2010
Replies: 36
Views: 1,956
Posted By M like Leica M6
You know what: you are right. Forget my...

You know what: you are right. Forget my description, I have no idea where I heard that the 5 minutes are necessary.

I just hastily searched for Ilford's official description and found it on several...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 11-12-2010
Replies: 36
Views: 1,956
Posted By M like Leica M6
I prefer the Ilford washing method for several...

I prefer the Ilford washing method for several reasons:

#1: I keep some canisters with tap water in my darkroom, at room temperature. Developer, stop bath, fixer and rinse water have the same...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 11-12-2010
Replies: 36
Views: 1,956
Posted By M like Leica M6
So, we might try to find out rules when and how...

So, we might try to find out rules when and how films of which manufacturer will dry flat or when they will curl....

I remember that when I used a drying cabinet a long time ago every film curled....
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 11-11-2010
Replies: 36
Views: 1,956
Posted By M like Leica M6
So, the same films dry flat or become curly. We...

So, the same films dry flat or become curly. We hear that for almost every film available.

So it must have something to do with how the films are treated.

How do you guys dry the films?
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-10-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By M like Leica M6
Well, I think some dealers have a family...

Well, I think some dealers have a family business:

http://youtu.be/9hynzB459Jc



Thanks, I have that size for my Leica lenses :cool:
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-10-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By M like Leica M6
As far as I remember lens mounts are patented -...

As far as I remember lens mounts are patented - the patent for the Leica M bayonet has expired in 1999. That also explains why many manufacturers have varieties of their lens mounts over the years......
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-10-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By M like Leica M6
Most Pen lenses that are offered these days come...

Most Pen lenses that are offered these days come without the original front and rear caps. Such caps seem to be a problem. I asked a guy who is usually a good source for all kinds of caps and hoods,...
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-05-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By M like Leica M6
It's quite remarkable that there seem to be no...

It's quite remarkable that there seem to be no 3rd party lenses for the Pen. There were some adapters, made by Olympus and others, but no lenses were made for the Pen mount. This must be the only...
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-03-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By M like Leica M6
Thanks :) What do you think is a 25/4 in good...

Thanks :)

What do you think is a 25/4 in good condition worth?
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-03-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By M like Leica M6
How are the zooms? The 50-90 seems to be quite...

How are the zooms? The 50-90 seems to be quite common.
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-02-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By M like Leica M6
Best lenses for Pen F/FT?

Maybe I am crazy to consider such an equipment while prices are so high... but I really like these tiny SLRs. I was warned that many, many cameras and lenses need an overhaul, as this is a classic,...
Forum: Camera Shows 09-21-2010
Replies: 23
Views: 2,762
Posted By M like Leica M6
I will be there on thursday. What are your...

I will be there on thursday.

What are your plans, which stands will you visit?
Forum: X100 09-20-2010
Replies: 1,700
Views: 110,309
Posted By M like Leica M6
I think we are similar. :) AF, matrix-metering,...

I think we are similar. :)

AF, matrix-metering, many fps... that sounds like Kyūdō, the traditional japanese art of bow shooting, with a rocket launcher. Or driving a Ferrari with an automatic...
Forum: X100 09-20-2010
Replies: 1,700
Views: 110,309
Posted By M like Leica M6
Stephen, does Mr. Kobayashi have something...

Stephen, does Mr. Kobayashi have something similar, too, with a true rangefinder and M lens mount? Maybe with a "ZI" on it? Pleeeaaaasse....
Forum: X100 09-20-2010
Replies: 1,700
Views: 110,309
Posted By M like Leica M6
Yes, one of them is already a chinese copy...

Yes, one of them is already a chinese copy :D

They did something similar in the movie industry some years ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvd3kaupZ60
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