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Alan, Most people buy a .58 in order to see the 28mm framelines esp if they wear glasses. In your case if you always use the external finder with your 28, theres not much point in a .58 as the .72 has the visible 35mm framelines (even for spec wearers) that you are looking for. Then again, you may think that .72 and .85 are too close together and you could be right! Personally Id get a .58 for the 28mm and use it without the ext finder and then keep the .85 for your 50,90 and 135

This sounds very similar to what plumbers charge for changing a washer in a tap! ;]

Hello all,

Can someone tell me if the glass used in a Leitz Noct with detachable

hood and that of the current noct are the same. Ive read somewhere

that the coating may be improved in the latter version.??

Many thanks

How about the number of photos of peoples backs?

My friend uses a collapsible elmar and loves it!, but you have to ask yourself, for the sake of a few cms, is it worth the bother of loosing a stop, having to pull the lens out each time you want to use it?

Johann, Do you scan your work purely for editing and archiving on PC, or do you get prints made from your scans as well? Whats the quality like?

before I started had my M6, I had no real idea on what a guestimate exposure setting for a given scene, because i had never used any of my cameras on full manual mode before (because of AE!), but the more I used the M6, the more the guesses became more accurate. I think if you get the MP, you will soonner or later intinctively know what combinations are correct.

How comes most Leica owners also have expensive Hifi equipment?

Baidra,

If you have used compact point and shoot cameras and am pleased with the 'view' and 'shape' of the camera, then youll get along just fine with a Leica M. It does take time though, but once you get used to it, you will think SLRs are big clumpy noisy lumps! ;] Just dive in!

Tony, I think that you are not used the 'leica' feel. The smaller sized lenses in particular have a very loosely bearing coupled aperture ring which you may either love or hate. I personally love them as I can change the aperture just by sliding one finger along the ring. You wont be able to do this with other lenses because they are so stiff. By all means take it back the shop, but I think its normal.

Specs, because I cant be bothered to take my glasses off when taking a shot.

A proper lens should have equal tension from both focus extremes. If its only very slightly stiffer then it may be that it needs breaking in, if its any more, I reckon the lens may be damaged

Thats a bit crap isnt it?

Kaj, I must sympathise with you as the first time I dismantled a lens i found it VERY difficult to match the 2 helicoils properly when putting it back together. I managed to do it after about 2 days I think, but im really glad as I did it as the lens was mega smooth afterwards.

Christina applegate doesnt come across as your typical leica photographer??? ;]

Dont know about fake Leica, but I can spot a fake rolex a mile off!

This brings back the old saying of 'they dont make em like they used to'. Its very true that older cameras of Canon, contax, Pentax even. Had a certain air of quality about them. If you really think about it, while other camera manufactures carried on getting more into hi-tech gadgets and production line manufacturing with the cheapest material, Leica froze in time, most prob because they knew they had a niche market where only the essentials were improved with the best materials available.

The success of the cloth shutter doesnt come without its drawbacks, of which the worst one is the 1/50 sec sync. It could be increased, but the lifespan of the shutter would be decreased and more importantly it would probably be noisier as well! If you need to use sync speeds, for fill flash etc, the Contax G2 is THE tool to use.

The main difference to me is the quality of construction and attention to detail (notably more the M style rangefinders, than the R type SLRs. Just hold one in your hand and feel that solidity, then try the lens focussing, aperture selection, body wind on and the shutter release, so silky smooth and quiet. Theres no other camera thats quite like a leica! (well not any more anyway) ;)

Just go to a shop and 'ave a go, all will be revealed!

Exactly.... and Amen.

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Anyone got an example of a photo taken with a softar in place?

I only read the used camera bits sections in the back..... However it is true what the reviewer states in the end in that its way too overpriced. I mean a few quid short of 2000 c'mon!! Also the leicavit winder... 655 quid????? Also that attachment for the film rewind, 100 quid??? I truly think Leica has gone bananas

I am happy with my p150, I have replaced the standard hector lens with the colorplan, slightly better, though as with all things leic

a, shelling out more money doesnt guarantee equal increase in performance. The worst thing for me though is the autofocus, which is a pain if you dont use glass mounted slides, when the slide heats up and pops, the autofocus goes ape.

Interesting combination of shapes, plus the angle of light is quite good to accentuate the shapes. Maybe its because we dont have these kinda things in the UK, but its a good shot of an otherwise mundane subject.