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    Farewell G2

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    Sanford - as a Leica user you've got to know the pain of missed cameras (I can name all the Leicas I've let slip through my hands -- wish I still had each of them), and I have to say, I miss my G2 quite a bit. I got a lot more of what I call "stunners" - shots of startling clarity - with my G2 than I get with my current DSLR setup - and the camera was a joy to use. I'd think twice before unloading it.

    W/NW (and OT) B&W conversion tools.

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    I'm using opticVerve Labs' <a href="">virtualPhotographer</a> for occasional conversion to B&W in Photoshop (mostly because I'm using Limited Edition software that doesn't have channel mixer) and getting good results. You can fiddle with the grain, contrast, tints, filtration, etc., though it doesn't look as nuanced as this stuff you're using. The trade-off? It's free, so it's well worth a download before you burn $100.

    Delivery Room: what gear to bring?

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    Travis - congrats on the new arrival - this may be OT, but if you've got access to a digital SLR, that'd be my recommendation - between being able to white balance and set ISO on the fly, shoot as much as you want and sort later, and know instantaneously that you've "got the shot," it's been my choice for delivery-room pics. We had two births that started in suite-like birthing rooms (low-light, yellow balanced), the second of which ended up in an OR for a c-section (strong, contrasty light, much cooler color balance). But as to lens selection, either way, I used a 50/1.4 both times (first time on film, second on DLSR -- about a 75mm effective f/l on my DSLR), and it was fine. In a perfect world, I'd say a 35/1.4 would do fine.<div>00BVMF-22360384.jpg.a2da56e9c6b34b6741b28d6ffadb9686.jpg</div>

    I have a problem

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    Harry - I responded about one of the IROOAs -- if you've still got either I'm interested (doesn't much matter which). But I deleted the "this is Harry Geron's e-mail" e-mail from photo.net and am on my way out the door -- if you find yourself at the end of the day with either of those left over, shoot me an e-mail at klyss at yahoo dot com, if you would. Thanks!

     

    John

    Inexpensive Alternative Hood for Summitar?

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    The OEM hood for the Russkie 61L/D (see <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/mattdenton/photo/cameras/industar_61_ld.html">here</a> regarding the lens -- unsure where to find ref. to the hood -- got mine on eBay) fits the Summitar purty good. I had to squeeze mine a bit to make it snug on, but it's a rectangular hood, which I prefer for anal retentive reasons, and you'll probably pick it up with a 55mm LTM lens for less than that baroque Leitz OEM contraption alone.

    Camera Leather follow up, (a.k.a. 'Camera Porn II' for Peter A.)

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    I think the cameraleather.com covers are quite a bit stickier than the OEM ones -- but they do come off (I had a stickiness issue with my K1000 cover, it came off pretty clean and Morgan re-tacked the edge glue for me), not that you'd want to do it much. They also stretch a bit, so I'm not sure I'd plan on doing it more than once or twice for that reason. Further, depending on the leather, they can be a bit brittle -- too much handling off the camera and stretching and I would think you'd have something of a mess on your hands. I, too, was surprised to see the two-piece front covers -- got an M3 covering yesterday that was split below the lens mount, and I wondered if maybe I had done that inadvertently. Little bit of a gap down there now, but nothing you'd notice, obviously enough. Here's a plug for brown-on-chrome, too -- saw a K1000 SE (brown on chrome) a few months ago and thought I'd give it a spin on the tatty old M3 -- came out purty good.

     

    And what can I say about that Hasselblad except "WOW"?<div>00B3I4-21752684.jpg.ff6d4c3ae32a10c855baf5d389e20b8f.jpg</div>

    Is there a Leica buddy in Toronto with a nice Pentax SLR lens?

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    Vuk -

     

    If you find that you've got more than a couple of weeks to review it, lmk and I'll send up an SMC-A 50/1.4 for you to borrow if you cover the postage each way. I sometimes use this over the F-series 50/1.7 (which is AF and very nice in itself) just because the manual focus is so nice -- and between the no-sound focusing and the low-sound exposure, it becomes a nice, compact, quiet DSLR -- but it has a lot to recommend it as a general purpose lens anyway, and has great "character" and boke, in Leica terms.

    Portra 400 B&W

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    YMMV, but for me -- if I'm taking shots I can't repeat, and they're important to me -- I don't use a film for the first time. Go with what you know. For me, it'd be Tri-X at 400 in average light and then at 1250 (Diafine) in low light. But go with what you know -- the portra can wait for when you have a chance to experiment, waste film, etc.

    Photographing Snowstorm

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    Rene - thanks for the tip, I'll definitely check it out (give a honk if you drive by a guy with a monopod). If you're able to scan, etc., let us know how the pics come out by posting some.

     

    And nice shots - I'll definitely be plagiarizing some ideas from you guys.

    Looking for Suggestions for a 24mm Lens

    in Pentax

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    Francis -

     

    This is a little inapposite to your question, but I thought I'd toss it out there anyway: the new(-ish) 24-90 is fantastic. It balances nicely on the PZ-1p, and is an okay normal zoom for the *ist-D. Combine it with a fast prime (50/1.4 on the PZ-1p, Sigma 20/1.8 on the *ist-D) and you've got your everyday kit.

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