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Gabriele, the cost involved in building up a Leica system varies in terms of what you decide on. If you want the latest and the greatest in Leica optics, then plan on spending quite a bit of upfront $$$$$s. While personally I have all the latest lens (APO, ASPH, etc etc...), but compared with the older lens, in practice you are not giving up any and yet if you get the older versions, the savings are quite a bit. Also, buying anything new is a sure way to loose out some money if you decided to sell them later.
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Hassy, this thread is like getting conscensus of which side of the bed we sleep on, or do we fold our dirty clothes before putting it in the laundry basket. I wish my search in correcting my golf swing is as easy :-).
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Use synthetic grease if you can find it. It is very inert and it won't run or fog up your lens.
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"I like stuff - especially well made stuff - just as much as the next red-blooded male, but this honestly puzzles me."
Kevin,
Perhaps collecting bunnies as what Hugh Hefner does is easier to understand :).
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3502 is the correct module. You can use it for both the M6TTL and the M7 whereas the 3501 only works for the M6TTL.
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Indeed a solid Leica titanium, but its going to be expensive CNC milling a solid piece of titanium into top and bottom plates. The volume sale of M7 just does not justify making moulds.
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Hey Ka-Ho, no need to feel justification on any Leica purchase. I feel you would mess around your wife's CM a lot more than your wife.
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My advice is not to use any of these softrelease on the M7. The reason being the M7 have a very good tactful feel. Its 2-stage shutter release is very different from the M6's mechanical shutter. In fact, I quite prefer the M7 shutter release because I know exactly when after the first AE lock that the shutter will release, whereas the M6 shutter is very vague in its feel. Using a softrelease on the M7 defeats this feel. In AE mode, capturing the "essence of the moment" with the M7 is very precise and predictable.
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Getting a .85 HM or the 1.25X magnifier for your Leica M is still a compromise for the kind of photography such as football shootings. Your Canon SLR could fullfill that job easily.
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Nothing wrong with the SF20, but for the price and the limited power and features you could get a more powerful dedicated flash with a lot more functions. For example, I got a more powerful Metz 40MZ-3 with tilt and swerve head, zoom, and all the bells and whistles with a dedicated module and it uses regular battery for $130 from Ebay. Also, by changing the module you can use it for all the other camera systems as well.
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I have to jump in on this one. Being a long time Leica user, I really cannot fault the M6. I've never had one with any problems other than needing a CLA every few years. As much as those who want to tout the MP as a notch above the M6, I personally couldn't see or feel any difference. The M6s, if tuned and CLA properly, are just as smooth as the MP. In fact, there were quite a few QA issues on the MP. I just don't see the myth behind the MP. If one is to compare a black paint mint M3 against a new MP, the M3 wins hands down. Folks, creating a myth for the MP in the realm of the M3 era, they missed it by a mile.
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If you want a flash for serious work, forget the Leica ones. Get the Metz 32, 40 or the 54 series with full TTL function. My personal favorite is the 40MZ-3i.
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You would be surprised how many people would be interested. The patience are running out for those that waited and waited and waited for a digital M.
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I don't know where you are coming from Arthur Yeo, but Leica is just a tool and how you use it, is up to you. Obviously, I wouldn't use a Leica for micro-photography. A tool is designed for what its for, not for what its not.
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Al, comparing Canon and Leica is inappropriate. Leica is in a niche market. Their product lines are not your general consumer camera, nor the latest and the greatest high-tech, function laden gadget. The majority of the people here like it as it is. As in Apple computers, they are being pushed aside by the Window based PCs, but yet there is a following of Apple users. Leica is the same. Can Leica ever catch up to your expectations ? I bet not without a great fusion of money, but then if they ever did, it would indeed drive a death nail into the company that tries to compete with others.
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Enjoy your M and quite a find.
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Stephen, durability of Leicas could be both true and myth, depending on how you look at it. The Leica Rs, apart from the Leicaflex are finicking. The Ms are quite durable. But then considering its cost and the care that people give it, it ought to be better than average. However, in retrospect, my Nikon F now 40 years old, with the kind of patina and brassing that will make any Leica M taking a backseat, is still working.
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Good job Zhao.
One thing to remember. Once you mounted the lens to the camera, tighten it further, but don't force it. Then the adaptor is permanently screwed to the lens tight and you never ever have to detach it from the lens. Subsequent mounting and dismounting from the camera is just the same as the regular M mount. Your camera's viewfinder should align with the lens as well.
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Its a wonderful small external viewfinder. It has enough eye-relief for spectacle wearer. Mine is permanently mounted on a .85 M6. This way I can use the 28mm, 35mm for the external vf and for the .85 HM M6, I can use the 50mm all the way up to 135mm. So now I use one body (.85 M6 HM) for 28mm thru 135mm. I don't know about the others, I just hate having to press my eyeballs against the M6 trying to see the frames for the 35mm even with the .72 viewfinder.
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Also both Nikon and Contax have the extension cords that will work.
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Not a neat design from my point of view. Leica took the trouble of designing a pullup shaft to sandwich on a plate, but the washer will eventually wear out. The best anti backlash design that I've seen so far is within a ABU fishing reel. It has cogs to prevent backlashing, but yet its super quiet without the clicking sound.
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Try this :
Remove the batteries, then turn the dial for different shutter speeds to see if it trips the shutter. The idea is to clear any memory that might have left behind. If it works, then try again with the batteries to see if the system resets back to manual mode. If it doesn't then, pack it up and send it back to Leica service.
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Gerard, people tend to complain on the ASPH harshness which is a distinction of Japanese lens compared with the Leica glow that we all like. I think as a practical Leica user, I'll leave all the technicalities to the lens technicians and concentrate on what I like or dislike in the quality of a lens. Personally, apart from the Summilux asph which retains the Leica signature, I just don't like the harsh picture qualities of the new generation of Leica lens. You have valid reasons, but personally I'm not about to give up the Leica lens' signature and justify the modern lens' shortcomings for the sake of having better numbers on the spec sheet.
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