Got my 1st roll of film developed...

With the M6TTL and 35 summilux. Used Kodak 135 B&W (?). It is absolutely amazing the results. The exposure was spot-on, the images gorgeous- detailed, contrasty, 3 dimensional, etc. I can read on the 4X6's a menu from a movie theater on a distant wall. Also, I can hand-hold this set-up down to 1/15th of a second! Most of the photos were around 1/30th, all very crisp. Of course some were faster. I will scan some of the prints and post later tonight, but this won't do justice. And oh! The bokeh is great, especially with the 75 lux I took a couple of shots with and returned (defect). Anyway, it's all worth it, amazingly simple to use, as this is the first roll I have EVER taken with a manual camera. Used to use a Canon and use the aperture priority. I also recently bought a gray card to double check my exposures, but most of this roll was taken without it. It'll bemore of a learning device starting out I'm sure for the more common lighting conditions, and very useful for trickier conditions. Thanks...

Spare us. Please.

Hahaha...someone wake up on the wrong side of the *youknowwhat*?

More like Bitchell...hehehe ; )

Grumpy, grumpy.

 

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Go for it, James! Delighted the results were spectacular. I have

had similar results w/ my new TTL. Dead-on metering, shots on

focus in restaurants at 1/8th, etc...

OK, James. Images welcome . . . once they came !

 

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-Iván

Its good to see you so excited about your results with the M. Half

the battle in becoming a good photographer is to stay enchanted with

what you use... so long as your enchanted with USING it.

 

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Cheers,

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Oh well I guess it's a problem posting pics from photo.net. Anyway,

if anyone is interested (except Bitchell), check out my little

portfolio under James Allen in photo.net. The restaurant scene is

with the 35 lux, about 1/30 I believe f/1.4, the dog is with the 75

lux wide open at about 1/30, and the scene where the young lady is

wearing her newly-acquired pearl necklace is 1/15th wide open with

the 35! I was happy that one turned out (Valentine's). Thanks.

for ease:

 

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http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=78211

 

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I need to crop out the blank space surrounding the scanned prints.

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I like this one James, good triangular composition but perhaps a

little too much dead space. Some more OOF highlights in the

background would've added more balance.

 

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Hope U don't mind me posting your shot. Good start.

Are the photos taken with Canon or Leica?? Am I seeing the photonet

correctly??

Oh that's fine that you got it to work there John, how'd you do

that? Maybe I need to read some of the older postings. Yah, it's

done with a Leica, my former camera the 1N is still under my

photo.net profile. This was with the 35 lux, f/1.4, 1/15th both

elbows resting on the table (hey I'm not THAT steady). If you look

to the right of her, the light is a fireplace. Thanks for the

input. I would've liked her a bit more forward with her face but oh

well.

I am relatively new to the Leica. I too have been impressed beyond

means! Now your job is to go convince all yor friends that they must

have a Leica. Spread the word!

Now that's something I really like: somebody tries something out (e.g.

a Leica M) for the first time and is overwhelmed at once. Now for

those guys who've tried 'em out for years and still begrudge them...

 

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Right on, James!

Another Alfie saga??? I thought we have gone through before......

<i>Oh that's fine that you got it to work there John.</i>

 

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If you view the source code for this thread it should give you the

HTML script I used to post your photo. The triangle is a nice

composition but if you moved in a bit closer the composition would've

been stronger. Also, a slightly more lit-up background would've done

wonders for defining the silhouette of her hair. I like the <i>hint

o' catchlights</i> in her eyes. Very expressive.

<i>Spare us. Please. </i>

 

<p>Why? If you like Leicas at all (and why else would you be hanging

around this forum), you want the company to keep making cameras and

lenses, right? In order to keep making cameras and lenses, they have

to survive, right? Well, new users (and satisfied/happy ones, at

that) are exactly what the company needs to stay alive. Instead of

the cynicism why not welcome him to the club and encourage him to ask

questions regarding technique etc.? The way I see it he's doing a

favor for all of us and should be 100% supported.

Thanks for your responses guys! Yah, it's a bit hard to move in

really tight sometimes with the 35 (long min. focusing distance).

I'm sure the 50 would make this easier. Hmn, 35-50-90 *grin*. The

more experience I get the more I'll know the combo I want, I am

thinking the 35-75 right now, but does give food for thought.

Anyway, I was surprised that all my photos turned out basically spot-

on. I am fairly new to photography overall, having really started

about a year ago and didn't take many photos with my Canon (that

thing was huge) With the Leica it's nice to tote around. The first

roll lets me know I made a good choice. Yes, I am trying to convert

some friends to Leica as well, the more the merrier. Thanks again.

You're already doing better than I did with my first roll. I shot the

entire roll on a trip up to the wine country of Napa, California only

to discover that it had not threaded in the camera properly!

 

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The film had not even been exposed. I couldn't figure out if it was

because of too much wine or my incompetance but nevertheless

i never made that mistake again. to this day, i always glance at

the rewind knob to make sure it's turning as I wind on.

<i>The more experience I get the more I'll know the combo I want, I am

thinking the 35-75 right now, but does give food for thought.</i>

 

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I think you're already shooting with the <b>perfect combination</b>.

Of course IMVHO. Now I'm just dying to see what Gerry has to say

about my 0.72 body tomorrow morning. If the electronic bug is too

expensive to fix I visualize myself performing a <i>creative

anachronism</i> on it: like removing the batteries and voíla... a user M4.

 

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Now for some fun... here's my Ode to Mapplethorpe.

 

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Whoops! I cropped to 8X10. <b>OH NO!!!! I guess I'm booted out of

Dogme '95!!!</b>

 

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;-)

Hey Tim, I loaded a roll incorrectly the first time, but

fortunately, caught it before I started taking pics. Thanks for the

advice John. Dunno quite what your photo is about though. Thanks

for sharing nonetheless. I need to practice with the faster moving

subjects like yours :)

Ah Dogme95, interesting bit of film culture that one. John, are you

into film making as well? Film interest me, I had a Canon GL-1 I

sold a little while back, and am looking for a smaller video camera,

such as the Sony PC110. I love wide-screen, so I have a nice Loewe

widescreen for DVD's and video (when I shoot wide).