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Forum: Zeiss Ikon ZM 2 Days Ago
Replies: 12
Views: 565
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Mine is "optimized" for 2.8 and it really is an...

Mine is "optimized" for 2.8 and it really is an amazing lens. But it is not a lens you can turn your brain off when you use. If you have a camera like a NEX that lets you focus through the lens...
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 5 Days Ago
Replies: 22
Views: 720
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Better lenses for the Leicas. More lens...

Better lenses for the Leicas. More lens selection for the Nikons. BTW, I have both the FM2 and the R5. Love 'em both.
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 1 Week Ago
Replies: 49
Views: 1,168
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Sorry, should have specified. I have a Windows 7...

Sorry, should have specified. I have a Windows 7 machine and am currently running LR4 and CS6.
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 1 Week Ago
Replies: 49
Views: 1,168
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Fuji conversion RAW software

So has the Fuji RAW conversion kerfuffle settled down? Is LR4 "there" imn terms of what it can do? Have the masses migrated to CaptureOne? I am planning some summer travel and planning to take the...
Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software 1 Week Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 257
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Another option would be to download a program...

Another option would be to download a program like Vuescan with more control over your output options. Vuescan, which is not expensive and which works with a wide variety of scanners, can be found...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 1 Week Ago
Replies: 9
Views: 317
Posted By Benjamin Marks
It is a wash at that f-stop. Ditto a...

It is a wash at that f-stop. Ditto a hypothetical 35mm/3.5 Sears Pentax thread mount lens with "cleaning marks". Let me make something up out of whole cloth: among current Leica 35mm lenses built...
Forum: Philosophy of Photography 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 62
Views: 1,978
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Yeah. That's exactly what I am worried about . ....

Yeah. That's exactly what I am worried about . . .:rolleyes:
Forum: Philosophy of Photography 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 62
Views: 1,978
Posted By Benjamin Marks
The idea that a D700 is an "old" camera is...

The idea that a D700 is an "old" camera is laughable, and an indication of how our mindsets have changed, and have been changed, since the advent of the digital age. I was thinking the same about my...
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 13
Views: 962
Posted By Benjamin Marks
This^^^ . XP1 also gives you reach with long...

This^^^ . XP1 also gives you reach with long 3rd party lenses. So: Leica: wides, primes, moderate ISO or pix w/strobes where I want the maximum chip-related real estate. Fuji when I want 6 fps,...
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 29
Views: 1,067
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Joe: do you have to do any post processing to...

Joe: do you have to do any post processing to the images to recover the corners (e.g. Cornerfix)? It would be helpful to hear about your workflow with this lens.
Forum: 120 RF's 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 19
Views: 711
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Frank is a very good guy. He was my go to guy...

Frank is a very good guy. He was my go to guy when I lived in Charlottesville, Va. Used him for years until I moved to the northeast.
Forum: Photography General Interest 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 118
Views: 3,919
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Arg. The truth hurts. Speaking for myself only,...

Arg. The truth hurts. Speaking for myself only, of course.
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 05-06-2013
Replies: 54
Views: 3,246
Posted By Benjamin Marks
I use my Nikon D3 all the time. Also M9. Also...

I use my Nikon D3 all the time. Also M9. Also Fuji XPro-1. It isn't either-or. More tools in the tool kit.

Ben
Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc 05-05-2013
Replies: 118
Views: 8,188
Posted By Benjamin Marks
This is an excellent suggestion. My last...

This is an excellent suggestion. My last consumer-grade computer had a hard drive stutter step to death. It was two years old. A restore to a new hard drive salvaged the OS and the original OEM...
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 04-26-2013
Replies: 16
Views: 851
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Just to chip in with another point of view. I do...

Just to chip in with another point of view. I do use the XP-1 with a Rayqual (mechanics only, no chip) adapter and various M-compatible lenses. I routinely go as wide as the 15/4.5 CV, 21/2.8 ZM,...
Forum: Photography General Interest 04-18-2013
Replies: 51
Views: 1,550
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Lots of good info in this thread. I built myself...

Lots of good info in this thread. I built myself a Rivendell Atlantis this winter -- a bike I have wanted for a really long time. It has a larger frame than many of the bikes in this thread (for...
Forum: Photography General Interest 04-13-2013
Replies: 51
Views: 1,273
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Interesting to check back on the thread . . . ...

Interesting to check back on the thread . . . What I had in mind was a broad view of the camera industry and "fixing" quirks that have developed for defensible economic reasons (e.g. overpriced...
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 04-12-2013
Replies: 499
Views: 15,003
Posted By Benjamin Marks
You are killing me. These are terrific! Book?

You are killing me. These are terrific! Book?
Forum: Bill Pierce - Leica M photog and author 04-12-2013
Replies: 34
Views: 1,722
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Fuji XPro-1 and a Ricoh for me. Leica lenses...

Fuji XPro-1 and a Ricoh for me. Leica lenses get slapped on these puppies and I am a happy man. And the M9. But if I had little scratch, I'd start with the Fuji.

Ben
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 04-12-2013
Replies: 6
Views: 381
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Thanks, much. I think my mental acronym bin was...

Thanks, much. I think my mental acronym bin was full-up. Wish I knew what caused the pwb to become doa.

Ben
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 04-12-2013
Replies: 16
Views: 868
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Happy resolution. See...

Happy resolution. See here:

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2117173#post2117173
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 04-12-2013
Replies: 6
Views: 381
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Dead XP-1 now reborn - Hooray for Fuji Customer Service

Talk about a no-hassle experience. I reported to this group about the sudden death of my Fuji XPro=1 here:

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2106162#post2106162

I called...
Forum: Movies / Cameras in the Movies / TV / Media 04-08-2013
Replies: 37
Views: 1,854
Posted By Benjamin Marks
If you were Don Draper's neighbor, then he would...

If you were Don Draper's neighbor, then he would sleep with your wife. Not worth the camera.
Forum: W/NW Words no Words. 04-07-2013
Replies: 1,054
Views: 103,303
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Some recent wedding...

Some recent wedding...
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 04-01-2013
Replies: 84
Views: 2,830
Posted By Benjamin Marks
I have both (Bronica SQ-A and Hassie (500C/501...

I have both (Bronica SQ-A and Hassie (500C/501 CM) and prefer the Hassie. I think a lot of this is just what you are used to. However, the 500CM is an all-manual camera that will be repairable for...
Forum: Photography General Interest 04-01-2013
Replies: 51
Views: 1,273
Posted By Benjamin Marks
If they made me camera-Czar. . .

If they made me camera-Czar I would mandate a universal battery (or better yet, AAs) and a universal charger. Making a $1000 machine dependent on a proprietary small-run battery is (and always has...
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 04-01-2013
Replies: 22
Views: 1,498
Posted By Benjamin Marks
The only limitation on the current camera (XP-1)...

The only limitation on the current camera (XP-1) that I run into with any regularity is write-speed/through-put. I actively don't want more MP or better movies. A longer lasting battery would be...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 03-29-2013
Replies: 41
Views: 1,455
Posted By Benjamin Marks
I don't think 21 and 28 are really that close in...

I don't think 21 and 28 are really that close in terms of how they present the world. I recently realized that I am using a 35mm lens more than a 50 as a default choice. So I appreciate that one's...
Forum: Large Format RF 03-28-2013
Replies: 11
Views: 452
Posted By Benjamin Marks
I always got good work out of Frank Marshman at...

I always got good work out of Frank Marshman at CameraWiz in Harrisonburg, VA.

Phone: 540-867-9671

Email: camerawiz@msn.com

Address for shipping: Mr. Frank Marshman
1495 Needmore...
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 03-28-2013
Replies: 16
Views: 868
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Spoke to Fuji customer service. They will take...

Spoke to Fuji customer service. They will take care of the problem as the camera was purchased in from B&H June of 2012 and is still under warranty. First and only time a camera has died on me...
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 03-27-2013
Replies: 16
Views: 868
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Back to Fuji NJ tomorrow. . . thank heavens for...

Back to Fuji NJ tomorrow. . . thank heavens for B&H's e-mailed invoices. I'd never find the paperwork in my disaster of an office.
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 03-27-2013
Replies: 16
Views: 868
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Thanks, Dante. I tried starting the camera with...

Thanks, Dante. I tried starting the camera with no SD card just now. Same behavior. My emerging hypothesis is corrupt firmware or a bad electrical connection somewhere.
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 03-27-2013
Replies: 16
Views: 868
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Tried three different batteries. Same result. ...

Tried three different batteries. Same result. Batteries showed as being charged.
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 03-27-2013
Replies: 16
Views: 868
Posted By Benjamin Marks
X Pro-1 Suddenly Died !!!

I went to turn on my camera this afternoon. No response. Removed battery and charged it. When put back in the camera the lens starts to go through its startup routine for a tiny fraction of a sec,...
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 03-20-2013
Replies: 499
Views: 15,003
Posted By Benjamin Marks
@bk1970: very impressive images. I give up...

@bk1970: very impressive images. I give up though. What is the first one of?
Forum: 120 RF's Modern 03-19-2013
Replies: 87
Views: 4,402
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Congrats on the job. It's a nice feeling to have...

Congrats on the job. It's a nice feeling to have that paycheck hit every two weeks. - Ben
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 03-07-2013
Replies: 7
Views: 397
Posted By Benjamin Marks
I think the DSLRs have been very good for low...

I think the DSLRs have been very good for low light/high ISO since the Canon 5d/Nikon D3 and those models sell used for considerably less than the M9 does now. I live in Vermont, which has a really...
Forum: Digital Epson R-D1 Digital RF 03-06-2013
Replies: 44
Views: 2,308
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Those should do well. Also consider the...

Those should do well. Also consider the excellent CV lenses 50/2.5 or 50/1.5 (will need a LTM to M adapter). I used to own one of the original RD-1's (about 7 years ago - an age and half in the...
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 02-27-2013
Replies: 27
Views: 2,042
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Beautiful girl! They grow up so fast. Ben

Beautiful girl! They grow up so fast. Ben
Forum: Digital M Reported Problems - all Models 02-24-2013
Replies: 78
Views: 3,380
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Mean Time Between Failures is just that: it is...

Mean Time Between Failures is just that: it is an arithmetic mean between the two ends of the bell curve. The shutters don't get "rated." In order for the MTBF to be accurate, there has to be...
Forum: Cosina Voigtlander Bessa 02-22-2013
Replies: 53
Views: 2,750
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Agree with both Peter and Pioneer. I own one and...

Agree with both Peter and Pioneer. I own one and a Noctilux. They have different looks, but are both very useful lenses. I also have a Nikon 50/1.2 and my impression is that the Nockton on the M9 is...
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 02-07-2013
Replies: 1
Views: 353
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Are you using the native in-camera B&W function...

Are you using the native in-camera B&W function or converting in SFEX Pro or somesuch?
Forum: Sony NEX 02-03-2013
Replies: 4
Views: 331
Posted By Benjamin Marks
I have been using the Konicas and Pentax...

I have been using the Konicas and Pentax thread-mount lenses on a NEX 5 and like them very much. The image quality from the Konicas is just great. They need make no apology to Nikon, or Leica for...
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 01-31-2013
Replies: 6
Views: 534
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Whoa! I trying that out tomorrow for sure. ...

Whoa! I trying that out tomorrow for sure. Thanks.
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 01-31-2013
Replies: 6
Views: 534
Posted By Benjamin Marks
There are two separate things going on here: IR...

There are two separate things going on here: IR sensitivity and "color" response to IR. I tried IR with the XPro 1 (can't remember the filter) and found that the camera worked well with my old 35...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 01-31-2013
Replies: 38
Views: 2,395
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Ha! I laughed when I read Frank's comment. ...

Ha! I laughed when I read Frank's comment. Because I was going to write the same thing. And I wasn't going to put a smiley face on it. So, yes. I condole/agree/relate - but I also think I know...
Forum: Cosina Voigtlander Bessa 01-31-2013
Replies: 172
Views: 18,056
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Swank! I think the chrome lens looks great. ...

Swank! I think the chrome lens looks great. Classic: want but don't need. - Ben
Forum: Photography General Interest 01-29-2013
Replies: 69
Views: 1,914
Posted By Benjamin Marks
Remember that our current perceptions of "old...

Remember that our current perceptions of "old stuff" is primarily based on products that have actually stood the test of time and survived. So my M3, Rolleiflex, Linhoff Tech IV, even my Hassleblad...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 01-22-2013
Replies: 13
Views: 931
Posted By Benjamin Marks
I just sold both the Ultron and an Elmarit to pay...

I just sold both the Ultron and an Elmarit to pay for a 28 Summicron. As between the Elmarit and the Ultron, I preferred the Elmarit, but both were capable lenses. I remember an October visit to...
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 01-22-2013
Replies: 17
Views: 992
Posted By Benjamin Marks
I had an M8 and an M9 and sold the M8 in part to...

I had an M8 and an M9 and sold the M8 in part to fund the XP1 purchase. I use the M9 and the XP1 about equally. I love the look of wide-angles on the M9 chip -- it is just such a great look. I...
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