seb v. Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Did a really naughty thing today. Having been increasingly annoyed at wanting b&w film loaded instead of colour and visa versa or being mid-roll through the wrong speed film, I have been contemplating another body. Also, having a Nocti and just one body is troublesome because it usually requires such slow film. So I go down to the Classic Camera to get a user M6. Forty minutes later I walk out with a new M7. They threw in a hand grip and it is going to be the more-or-less-permenant Nocti body. Boy is that lens high maintenance. So now I have one body for FP4 and one for Kodak Portra 400NC. The guilt is slowly beginning to wear off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huw_finney Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Hope you got the 0.85 for the Noctilux, if not time to buy a magnifier too. You can feel much more guilty about that on a price/volume ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huw_finney Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 OTOH don't worry about your guilt, think of the other halfs wroth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkie Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 leica's magnifiers cost the same as gold, ounce for ounce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee hamiel Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 It's good to be bad once in a while Have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william_john_smith Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 As we say in the San Francisco bay area, "too much is not enough". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 <I>As we say in the San Francisco bay area, "too much is not enough".</I><P> I'm in the SF Bay Area as well. At a company I used to work for we (privately) used the slogan, "Our Best is Much Too Good." www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_.1 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Congrats on the new acquisition! I have a bit of gearlust lately as well, 'cept I don't have no money right now to satiate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolaresLarrave Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Here I am... really <b>green</b> with envy...<p>Congratulations! It's nice to treat oneself to the good things in life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb v. Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 Thanks guys, feeling better already. Honestly, these things are so damn expensive it's easy to forget that it's actually a pretty rewarding, worthwhile and healthy hobby. Plenty of friends would blow that much in a couple of months at bars and I kicked that habit years ago. Plus I don't know many bars that'll return 2/3 of what you spent with them after a few years of going there. BTW I thought about the .85 for the Nocti but it's only available a la carte and I dont want to wait three months. The magnifier is a great idea. Seb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_.1 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 .72 should be sufficient, I never had problems with it and a noct or 75 lux wide open close focused. Plus, if you wear specs .72 and 50mm framelines are ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 But Seb, if you lead too wholesome a life, I'm afraid you won't have enough interesting things to photograph :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb v. Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 Dammit that's true. Some of the best Nocti pictures I have seen were taken in bars. 'Barman, another tap water please!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_r._fulton_jr. Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 When I worked in the Bay Area, we use to laugh about our company. "Blah blah company........where quality is only a word." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F. Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Seb, the gult only occurs when buying a second body. The third and subsequent ones are guilt-free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_b1 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 That M7 will open up capabilities for use of slide film, as the shutter speeds are accurate. Regardless of the lens and film, set the M7 on a specific shutter speed, then use an incident meter to determine arparture setting, and fire away! As an added attraction, the M7's AE capability is useful in a variety of circumstances. Now - - in my very humble opinion, having used Leica rangefinders since 1945, you might find that lenses, other than the Nocti, will expand the range of the subjects you photograph. George (The Old Fud) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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