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Great, thank you all!!

<p>I have a Leica R4 that is in cosmetically beautiful shape, but with crumbling light and door seals. I have two questions:</p> <p>1. Who repairs/replaces and does CLA/repairs on these cameras?</p> <p>2. Would it be worth it for me to send this in? I assume that any camera of this vintage is going to need new seals, so even if I were to, say, buy one on the auction site or one of the reputable retailers, I might have to do this anyways?</p> <p>Thank you!</p>

Steve, have you looked into using the magnifying eyepieces? I know that the viewfinder image of the D7100 is slightly smaller than that of the D610. I think it's the DK-21m, and should give 1.17x magnification. I haven't used one, so I don't know if it makes it more difficult to see the settings bank along the bottom of the viewfinder, or vignetting of the viewfinder.

Steve, to be honest, the 55 is the easiest, followed very closely by the 105. The 35 has a rather short focus throw in comparison, and was easily the most difficult of the three to learn to "get right." It did take some getting used to, as well as calibration with the body. The focus assist illuminator has been pretty good for all three with all three. It helps that I had always used the ground fresnel focusing screen on the F3, so wasn't used to split prism. The F3's Finder seems much better than the D610's.

<p>I wound up doing the South Loop (including Wabash under the L). Skipped digital and only took the F3 w/ 50mm f/1.4 and 24mm f/2.8!</p>

<p>I have a hard time choosing, but my top 3 would be (in order of focal length): 35mm f/2.5 Series E, AI converted 55mm f/1.2, and 105mm f/1.8 AIS. Usually on an F3, but now often on my D610.</p>

<p>Bill - Dwayne's only destroys negatives if you select "Process Only - No Prints and Upload."</p>

Thank you, Ron and Stephen!

Thanks, Stephen! Wabash under the L is one of my favorite places to photograph. I used to buy all of my film from Central Camera when I lived there. I'm planning on heading to the Christmas market at Daley Plaza at noon for some spiced wine and lunch before I take off. How about Taylor street?

<p>Hi all,</p> <p>I'm going to have a free morning in Chicago in the next week or so, and was planning on spending the morning doing some photography. I used to live in the Loop, and spent a lot of time in the River North, West Loop, South Loop, Hyde Park, Ravenswood, Bucktown, Chinatown. Does anyone have any suggestions for places that I can spend a few hours walking around doing photography?</p> <p>I'm taking either an X-Pro1 with a 27 or 35, or a Canon 7d with 17-85. I may be taking a Nikon F3 and 24mm loaded with Tri-X in addition to one digital camera.</p> <p>Thanks in advance!<br /><br /><br> L.</p>

<p>Good afternoon,<br> <br />I have had this lens for several years now in Nikon mount, used it on an F100, D200, 5D w/ adapter, and now a D610 with no problems. However, the zoom ring has become rough - you can feel "gears" while turning it, and the focus ring has become loose. Optically, it seems just fine, and autofocus works fine as well. However, zooming is becoming difficult.</p> <p>I contacted Tokina, who responded saying that they no longer work on these lenses as they no longer have the parts. They were quite helpful and cordial.</p> <p>However, I am wondering if anyone has any experience with third-party repair services who will repair older Tokina lenses. I know that KEH has fixed-price repair services, and was wondering if anyone has experience with them, as well as any other repair services.</p> <p>Thanks in advance!</p>