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Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 04-04-2013
Replies: 13
Views: 425
Posted By AndySig
Thanks for the info, gentlemen. I shall keep my...

Thanks for the info, gentlemen. I shall keep my eyes peeled on Ebay then.
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 04-04-2013
Replies: 13
Views: 425
Posted By AndySig
Did Leica ever do a shallow rear lens cap?

The reason I ask the question is that I have recently acquired a 35 mm f2.8 summaron which, with the normal rear lens cap attached, makes it a fraction too big for the leather case in which it came. ...
Forum: Tom Abrahamsson of RapidWinder.com 03-24-2013
Replies: 10
Views: 826
Posted By AndySig
Mr A, what's your view on the idea that the...

Mr A,

what's your view on the idea that the summaron is a splendid b&w lens but not necessarily so good for colour? I'm rarely disappointed with the colour shots I get from mine. They seem to have...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 02-19-2013
Replies: 24
Views: 921
Posted By AndySig
I've got two 35mm lenses: the c-Biogon and the...

I've got two 35mm lenses: the c-Biogon and the f2.8 summaron. They are both excellent but if I could keep only one it would definitely be the summaron. It's very hard to say why but I feel that the...
Forum: Roger Hicks -- Author of The Rangefinder Book 01-31-2013
Replies: 83
Views: 185,902
Posted By AndySig
Quite so. I think the correct drill would have...

Quite so. I think the correct drill would have been to raise an eyebrow but definitely no more than that. When living abroad (as I do as well as you) one does well to remember that Johnny Foreigner...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 01-23-2013
Replies: 103
Views: 14,329
Posted By AndySig
I've frequently seen the opinion expressed that...

I've frequently seen the opinion expressed that the 2.8 summaron is an excellent black and white lens. This seems to imply that it would not be some people's first choice for colour. I think it's...
Forum: Tom Abrahamsson of RapidWinder.com 01-19-2013
Replies: 107
Views: 4,952
Posted By AndySig
Here are a couple more. The doorway was shot...

Here are a couple more. The doorway was shot with FP4 rated at ISO 50 and the trees shot on Ilford Delta 100 at ISO 100. Both developed in Ilfotech LC29 1:100 for 60 mins. (I've still not managed...
Forum: Tom Abrahamsson of RapidWinder.com 01-16-2013
Replies: 107
Views: 4,952
Posted By AndySig
This thread came at a most opportune moment as I...

This thread came at a most opportune moment as I have just discovered stand development. I read somewhere that you can use any developer. Here is one from HP5 in Ilfotec LC29 1:100 60 mins. ...
Forum: Zeiss Ikon ZM 01-13-2013
Replies: 127
Views: 19,074
Posted By AndySig
That would be a good focal length as it is just...

That would be a good focal length as it is just that bit more of a difference from 35mm. On the other hand, one would have to get used to it being inside 50mm framelines.
Forum: Zeiss Contax 12-08-2012
Replies: 156
Views: 22,973
Posted By AndySig
That's fair enough but is there any chance of you...

That's fair enough but is there any chance of you working a list system, so people can put down a marker, get in the queue and when the time is right they can be informed that they can exercise their...
Forum: Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M" 10-14-2012
Replies: 159
Views: 17,079
Posted By AndySig
To answer the question in the thread title:...

To answer the question in the thread title: having seen an ME in a shop yesterday for the first time, it didn't look too bad to me. As for the red dot, well I think that aesthetically it would look...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 10-14-2012
Replies: 72
Views: 5,850
Posted By AndySig
When I want to change speed on the M4 I tend to...

When I want to change speed on the M4 I tend to take the camera from my eye, look at the speed dial and turn it as necessary. With the TTL the positioning of the dial means that turning the dial in...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 10-12-2012
Replies: 72
Views: 5,850
Posted By AndySig
Basurf9, I have both an M6 and an M4. I got the...

Basurf9,

I have both an M6 and an M4. I got the M6 first and then sort of stumbled on the M4. While I suppose I could live without the M6, I wouldn't want to part with the M4 for all the tea in...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 09-15-2012
Replies: 87
Views: 5,296
Posted By AndySig
I can think of one design modification which IMO...

I can think of one design modification which IMO would make sense on any digital camera and that would be to replace the speed dial with a vertically running slider postioned just to the side of the...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 05-29-2012
Replies: 1
Views: 410
Posted By AndySig
Equating different filter numbers.

I've managed to get a bit confused recently while looking into the subject of filters for black and white and infrared photography.

On the one hand there is the B&W system of numbers and on the...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 05-17-2012
Replies: 69
Views: 2,697
Posted By AndySig
Thank you Icebear for taking the trouble to...

Thank you Icebear for taking the trouble to answer my OP in detail.

FWIW, I don't think that the M9 is overpriced (you just need to compare it to the top end Nikons and Canons) but it is the fact...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 05-16-2012
Replies: 69
Views: 2,697
Posted By AndySig
Has Leica created its own gap in the market?

There seems to be a fair bit of annoyance (to put it mildly) that Leica seems to be positioning itself as a purely luxury brand. I can see why that easily alienates people who take their photography...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 05-15-2012
Replies: 107
Views: 5,804
Posted By AndySig
I had a look at an M9 (while buying a 35mm...

I had a look at an M9 (while buying a 35mm Summaron) and mentioned the problem of the price to the dealer. He pointed out the prices of the leading Nikons and Canons. "Fair enough", I thought while...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 04-25-2012
Replies: 25
Views: 1,054
Posted By AndySig
This works for me without fail: rewind the film,...

This works for me without fail: rewind the film, it's really noticeable when the film has left the take up spool. At that point open the camera and drop down the rear flap. There's no danger of...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 04-19-2012
Replies: 69
Views: 3,373
Posted By AndySig
At the moment one body has B&W film, one has...

At the moment one body has B&W film, one has colour slide and the third infrared.
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 04-18-2012
Replies: 34
Views: 2,494
Posted By AndySig
I've got the Summaron 35 f2.8 and the C-Biogon...

I've got the Summaron 35 f2.8 and the C-Biogon 35. They're both excellent for both colour and black and white in my experience although I've seen it claimed that the former is essentially a lens for...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 03-27-2012
Replies: 54
Views: 2,905
Posted By AndySig
I've got HP5 in my M4 but it has been so sunny...

I've got HP5 in my M4 but it has been so sunny this week that I'm beginning to wish I'd bought some FP4.
Forum: Roger Hicks -- Author of The Rangefinder Book 03-26-2012
Replies: 254
Views: 18,870
Posted By AndySig
I was looking into this Kindle mullarkey...

I was looking into this Kindle mullarkey yesterday. I think I will get one. It seems to me, however, that when getting something which represents a new departure, one needs to identify a precise...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 03-18-2012
Replies: 4
Views: 611
Posted By AndySig
Leica M and Zeiss ZM lenses with IR film.

I've just bought some IR film (Ilford SFX and Efke 820). My question is: are Leica M lenses (35 mm summaron and 50 mm Elmar-M) and ZM lenses capable of focussing IR as accurately as normal light or...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 03-04-2012
Replies: 41
Views: 6,018
Posted By AndySig
If you had the choice between the elmar-m f2.8...

If you had the choice between the elmar-m f2.8 and the modern elmarit f2.5, which would you go for?
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 02-26-2012
Replies: 6
Views: 513
Posted By AndySig
Absolutely. I always return my summaron to...

Absolutely. I always return my summaron to infinity after doing any shooting and so I know where it is always focussed when I pull the camera out of the bag.
Forum: Roger Hicks -- Author of The Rangefinder Book 02-20-2012
Replies: 35
Views: 3,546
Posted By AndySig
I simply couldn't see the point of wide angle...

I simply couldn't see the point of wide angle lenses when I first started taking an interest in photography. Now my number one lens is my 35 mm Summaron. It suits most of the things I want to take...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 02-20-2012
Replies: 8
Views: 513
Posted By AndySig
Thanks chaps: all is now clear. I wonder if I...

Thanks chaps: all is now clear.

I wonder if I have inadvertently identified a feature to be found on the M10?
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 02-19-2012
Replies: 8
Views: 513
Posted By AndySig
Long lenses for M9?

Forgive me if this has been asked before but here goes: The usual max focal length for rangefinders is, as we all know, around 135mm and the reasons why are obvious. But given that with an M9 you...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 02-15-2012
Replies: 79
Views: 4,896
Posted By AndySig
That old saying made me grin as I've not heard it...

That old saying made me grin as I've not heard it for a while.

Mind you, there are whole industries that depend on the smoke and mirrors of self-deception: much of the art world, top management,...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 02-14-2012
Replies: 79
Views: 4,896
Posted By AndySig
I think that anybody who bought a Leica with a...

I think that anybody who bought a Leica with a view to impressing others would be doomed to disappointment as the vast majority of Joe Public doesn't know an M4 from a Nokia phone. Most of them...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 02-14-2012
Replies: 8
Views: 1,596
Posted By AndySig
Personally, I wouldn't buy anything from Gregor...

Personally, I wouldn't buy anything from Gregor or Lambertin as they charge as much as they possibly can for everything, particularly Gregor. I don't think I've ever seen what I would regard as a...
Forum: Zeiss Contax 02-06-2012
Replies: 156
Views: 22,973
Posted By AndySig
Any ideas when the firm concerned is going to...

Any ideas when the firm concerned is going to start advertising this conversion? I wouldn't mind getting my 90mm done.
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 01-15-2012
Replies: 31
Views: 1,830
Posted By AndySig
Phil, I'm with you on this. I think that black...

Phil, I'm with you on this. I think that black chrome (especially on the M4) has a wonderful look. The black paint cameras look wonderful when they are new but part of the sales pitch for them is...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 01-09-2012
Replies: 68
Views: 4,239
Posted By AndySig
I voted for the second set up although my own...

I voted for the second set up although my own preference is 18/35/50 with a 90 as a luxury additional extra. The 35 and 50 are the absolute musts for me. The 18 (Zeiss ZM) is far enough away from...
Forum: Zeiss Contax 01-09-2012
Replies: 120
Views: 14,488
Posted By AndySig
I've had a total of about 3 out of focus shots in...

I've had a total of about 3 out of focus shots in many rolls of film taken with my G2. I average about two shots a roll with my M4 where I forget to take lens cap off! Operator error in both cases...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 01-01-2012
Replies: 12
Views: 649
Posted By AndySig
35 mm f2.8 Summaron prices are all over the...

35 mm f2.8 Summaron prices are all over the place, so it pays to shop around.

I picked up an effectively mint one from a local dealer about eight weeks ago for 380 Euros. That same week The Classic...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 12-20-2011
Replies: 13
Views: 993
Posted By AndySig
Just to clarify: there were two versions of this...

Just to clarify: there were two versions of this lens, the first was made from 1957-72 and the second from 1994 to some time in the early 2000's. I have the latter version.

@David Hughes: My...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 12-20-2011
Replies: 13
Views: 993
Posted By AndySig
Elmar- m 50mm lens hood

Yesterday I bought an Elmar-M 50mm lens (the remake, not the original) and it comes with a screw on lens hood. The inimicable Ken Rockwell doesn't seem to think that the hood is particularly worth...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 12-13-2011
Replies: 77
Views: 7,081
Posted By AndySig
There's also the question of the wildly differing...

There's also the question of the wildly differing prices being asked. I was getting ready to pay 699 pounds at a London dealer for a more or less mint 35 mm Summaron f2.8, when I managed to get the...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 12-13-2011
Replies: 10
Views: 1,010
Posted By AndySig
Thanks for the replies. I've got a Sekonic zoom...

Thanks for the replies. I've got a Sekonic zoom spotmeter for critical and landscape stuff but it is a bit big and so I was thinking of what is the best system on offer which can be attached to the...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 12-12-2011
Replies: 10
Views: 1,010
Posted By AndySig
Voigtländer VCII or Gossen Digisix for meterless cameras?

Does anybody have any strong preferences with respect to these two meters and if so why? The VCII seems to be smaller and neater and I've heard it does the job but the digisix seems to offer a few...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 11-18-2011
Replies: 79
Views: 4,553
Posted By AndySig
I think that the answer is that you obviously...

I think that the answer is that you obviously should if you have the choice. Don't believe the idea that M users never use a flash: that's just a kind of snobbery. If you want to use the M to take...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 11-18-2011
Replies: 79
Views: 4,553
Posted By AndySig
Camtech have an M6 TTL for 995 quid which they...

Camtech have an M6 TTL for 995 quid which they reckon has been used just twice:

http://www.camtechuk.com/shop/shop-list/product-list.php?manufac=leica

You could pick up a couple of lenses with what...
Forum: Fuji X Series 11-15-2011
Replies: 120
Views: 10,124
Posted By AndySig
My first thoughts were also that it sounds...

My first thoughts were also that it sounds effectively like a digital Contax G. I'm amazed that nobody has as yet developed a digital body for those lenses.
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 11-13-2011
Replies: 18
Views: 1,473
Posted By AndySig
I asked a similar question a while ago on another...

I asked a similar question a while ago on another forum and got a lot of answers:

http://www.apug.org/forums/forum37/85762-real-iso-values-sheet-film.html
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 11-12-2011
Replies: 21
Views: 1,534
Posted By AndySig
I've got an M6 ttl and an M4. Both are wonderful...

I've got an M6 ttl and an M4. Both are wonderful but the one I wouldn't be without is the M4. It just oozes quality and I now aspire to owning no other 35 mm camera.
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 11-12-2011
Replies: 50
Views: 4,254
Posted By AndySig
The following observation/question may be...

The following observation/question may be considered to be heresy but here goes anyway.

Isn't Leica in offering a little handle to fit on to the rewind knob tacitly admitting that the MP has a...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 11-10-2011
Replies: 50
Views: 4,254
Posted By AndySig
500 rolls a year is around ten rolls a week. ...

500 rolls a year is around ten rolls a week. During a busy photographic week I might get through three maybe four rolls. I reckon on a week when I am on holiday that might go up to six or seven. ...
Forum: Film vs Digital 11-10-2011
Replies: 29
Views: 2,848
Posted By AndySig
I've often wondered if the abandonment of the...

I've often wondered if the abandonment of the Leica digital back idea occurred too quickly. The trend in electronics is to get smaller. It is not difficult to imagine a digital back which could be...
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