h._p. Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Coffee, of course, what did you think I was talking about? :-)<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers_. Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Ya chew it or drink it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcb.photo Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Harvey If you drink all that you gonna be up all night. Cool photo Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles barcellona www.bl Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 There's a dip'n'dunk joke there somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted October 4, 2003 Author Share Posted October 4, 2003 I'm not quite that daft, Rob, though there's those round here that might say otherwise :-) It's decaff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolaresLarrave Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Wow! I have THAT precise lens. It photographs well I see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil_parker Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Harvey, your double-entendré subject line rather belies your previous <A HREF="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0069c0" TARGET="_blank">protestations</A> against photographic pederasty, don't you think? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_c2 Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 "Eats like a meal..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted October 4, 2003 Author Share Posted October 4, 2003 Not in the least, Neil. Remember the declension of the verb 'to joke': I make a joke; you are risque'; he, she or it is in poor taste... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_barnett2 Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 So now we know, harvey only uses his M3 as a prop. It all makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_Es Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Do you recall George Orwell's essay on naughty picture post cards you could buy a seaside resorts? This reminds me of that essay. But I say, Harvey, I notice you too use the Op/Tech strap for your M3. I do to. I love them but do tend to wear out rather quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd thacker Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 <i>Harvey, I notice you too use the Op/Tech strap for your M3. I do to. I love them but do tend to wear out rather quickly.</i><p> Try the Lowe-Pro. Same concept but with finished edges - they last forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad_hahn Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 I don't think a op-tech strap would make that much diffence on a Leica but it sure made a world of difference on my F2, especially after the original thin leather strap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olav_s Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Pardon but what is that thing on top of the leica? Some kind of meter? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Ghantous Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 No, Olav, it's actually shutter-speed dial lock/enhancement device. The rectangular window actually lets light in, which bounces light off the top surface of the dial, which is then magnified on the top surface of the device. This is so you can read the selected shutter speed more easily. And it doesn't need batteries! You can still fit a light meter to the camera without having to remove the device, but you'd block the magnifier window showing the shutter speed. :^P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olav_s Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 I've never seen a leica personally so I have no idea why were there be a device to assist in seeing the selected shutter better. In what situation is this helpful? Thank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted October 5, 2003 Author Share Posted October 5, 2003 Olav, Kharim is pulling your leg. It's an MC meter which couples to the shutter speed dial. It has a Selenium cell so needs no batteries. It's one of a series of meters made by Metrophot for the Leica M cameras which have a slot cut in their shutter speed dials to couple to the meter. There were three or four versions: the original 'M' which is bulkier and a little less sensitive; this one; the 'MR' which uses batteries and a Cadmium Sulphide photo resistor and the MR4 which I believe only works entirely correctly with the Leica M4 (someone will correct me if I'm wrong :-)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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