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First time post on this forum.

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Would of course appreciate your comments.

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http://www.photo.net/photo/762836.

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Thanks,

Grant,

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A lot of goodies..my favourite - 'Splat'. Truly excellent.

William,

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For the shops in Bruxelles I recommend Campion( Place St Boniface,

tel: 32 2 512 13 31) and Alpha, nice Leica shop ( 5 Ave des Celtes

tel: 32 2 733 74 85 ).

For the labs :

For color - American Color ( 31 Rue de la COncorde, tel : 32 2 512 19

33).

For B&W - Le Labo ( 62 Rue de L'arbre Benit, tel: 32 2 513 35 30)

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If you need anything else you can always email me.

Good luck.

More or less the same story as Stephane above. Had a full kit of EOS

cameras and primes/zooms. Tried a friend's Leica back in August 2001

and really liked it. Easy to handle/ carry/ etc. However it took me

until end of October before I found a nice 2nd hand model. Bought it

the same day with a 50 mm. One month later I sold the complete EOS

kit and got myself a 35 mm & 90 mm. Also got a small bag et voilà!

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No regrets, only pleasure eventhough it's just a camera in the end.

Stefan,

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Did you see the good prices in Bruxelles or elsewhere? I'm currently

looking for MF equipment but still find the prices for used equip.

quite high.

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Thanks

Lucien,

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Could the shop name be starting by A...

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I'll try to take a look this weekend.

Lucien,

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Have you already managed to get a M7?

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Very quick!

Stephane,

Cool pattern and lovely tones.

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Do you have more pics from the factory??

Ralph,

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Thanks for the link.

Do any of you know of a place on the net that shows examples/ templates of model releases?

Thanks in advance.

Stephane,

Could your dealer be Alpha? I equally bought my 2nd hand M6 from

them. So far no problems with my camera, thankfully ,when I see the

price they quoted for you for the CLA. Maybe you would like to try

the Maison de leica in Paris. I know it's a bit further but I've

only heard good things about them.(www.lamaisondeleica.com).

Good luck.

I've been offered to buy a very nice Speed Graphic 6x9 cm ( 2x3 inch) for quite a good price ( about USD 150). Is it possible to mount roll film backs on this camera ( 6x7 and 6x9 )?

I have no experience with LF so far, but before buying a bigger format this camera seem to be a nice way to give it a try.

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Thanks for any comments.

Ok.

I will research for a decent scanner, because I want to able to

enjoy the quality of the 6*7 format.

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Jeff,

Very nice pictures at your site. I really like the mood.

Well it looks as I will look for something else. How about the

different AGFA models. Anything that you could recommend? i recently

heard that AGFA will cease to produce scanners, so maybe there's a

chance to find a good deal??

Jeff,

Were the results really that soft( with Epson 1640 ) as not to be

able to get a decent print? Did you try different methods of putting

the negs on the scanner? I read elsewhere that the supplied 'caches'

were not of sufficient quality and someone suggested to put the neg

directly on the glass to increase sharpness.

I know I'm insisting on the 1640, but I found someone who could sell

me one for a decent price. And then I can't even find UMAX scanners

where I live ( Belgium).

Thanks.

For the scanner, I can warmly recommend the Nikon LS IV. Easy to use,

plenty of controls, good resolution, etc. I often print 30*40 cm on a

Epson 1290 and I'm more than happy with the results.

It takes some time to learn how to master the scanner but once you

get the hang of it, it's a very powerful machine. I find the software

very logic ( and I have no crashes )and more complete than the Canon

Software.

Good luck.

Phill,

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I recently bought a Pentax x5 loupe. Works well for 24*36 and MF.

I can easily recommend it.

Giles,

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In Bruxelles you have a very nice Leica shop called ' Photo Alpha'(

Avenue des Celtes, Metro: Merode ). Quite a lot of old Leica

material, sometimes interesting 2 nd hand and

very friendly service.

Another shop is Campion ( Rue/Place St Boniface) There are two shops

here,one for new material and one for second hand. A lot of stuff to

be found, all brands.

Voila.

Sparkie,

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I'm looking for a M3 and a 35/cron. No need to be collectors item, so

a bit beat up is not a problem.

Hi,

I will be spending the coming weekend in London and wondered if you knew of any good places for 2nd hand Leica cameras/lenses.

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Thanks in advance.

Philipp,

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Sorry for typo. It should have read ' up to '.

Well, Paris has its bunch of streetvendors too. A lot by the way.

But Paris also goes beyond the Eiffel tower, Arc de triomphe and all

other attractions. Up yo everyone to discover.