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Jason , can you please elaborate on this experiment of yours ?

Was the film in a camera body ? Are you sure that there were no

light leaks ? Did you try this with another lens ?

I am proud to say that I am one of the few people on earth who uses a

graflex xlsw ( with pistol grip and sport finder ! ) . If I could

afford it , I would get the plaubel makina pro shift as a

replacement .

Here is a link listing a lot( if not all ) of pro labs in ny . I

personally have had good experiences with carol color .

http://www.assistants24h.com/New_York/Labs/labs_nyc.htm

Keep in mind that the camera goes for 150 - 200 dollars (

especially the ones with a torn leatherette , which is easy to fix ) .

It might be worthwhile to just pick up another body on ebay .

I use a watson loader for bulk tri-x . It's pretty flimsy , but

nonetheless light tight . Loading bulk film into the watson takes

about one minute in the dark . Dispensing film into a cassette takes

about two minutes . Knock on wood no light leaks or scratches yet (

gone through 300ft ).

That doesn't sound like an even trade . Why didn't you just sell

your kit on ebay ? It's pretty hard to get a good deal with a store

trade in .

Why do you want to get a leica ? The camera you have is great and it

would certainly be cheaper to just buy a 35mm lens for it . If you

really want a change , try a 4 x 5 graflex camera . It'll slow you

down , be really cheap and will give a tremendous increase in

photographic quality ( and with the money left over , you can buy a

good film scanner and some books ).

Oops , I thought you were talking about the m6 . By the way ,Vikram

brings up a good point , why do you want an m7 ( as opposed to an

m6 ,m4,m3,m2,m5 ) ?

Wouldn't it make sense to simply rent the camera first , that way you

will know first hand . If anything , getting used to film loading or

framing should be your major problem ( at first ). Some people adapt

quickly , while others are never able to . It all depends on you

really .

Hove books has a collection of manuals ( flex,sl,sl2 and m5 ) for

about $10 . B+H stocks them .

" Oh no, I find all that electronics interfering with the creative

process of taking a photograph "

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What is that supposed to mean ? Autofocus, a durable body and

a good built in meter suck away your creativity ? Are you even

familiar with this camera and it's uses ?

Kodak's tech pan ( iso 25 ) has very nice contrast . It's pretty

expensive ( at least $7) though .

No auto-focus , no autoexposure , slow ( at night, the f/2 version is

at least $700 ) . Unless I am shooting something that is

motionless , having to meter by hand , transfer it to the camera ,

and then focus isn't always convenient ( and I would like a high

eyepoint finder ). I am finding that as I stick my nose into more and

more dangerous/dark spots , an autofocus, autoexposure camera may be

the thing for me . As much as I love the camera , I 'll probably sell

it and get a f100 and 35/2 . But that's just me , so please don't

take offense at anything that I've said .

Can you post an example of each ? When you get flat negatives , it

would seem more likely that it is a chemical problem . Maybe there

was a timing error in development ?

Just type noctilux in a google image search , and you'll get lot's

of f/1 examples .

A while back there was one on ebay . The seller was asking

about $1200 , but no one bid .

How about selling all of your photo stuff and getting a 4 x 5

camera . It will slow you down , and force you to think about

every shot take .

Just saw the other angles . This one is the best ( light is too harsh

in the other ones ) . If I had to use one word to describe this

picture , it would have to be delicate .

It's a well exposed and composed photo . The eyes are delicate and

beautiful . What other angles did you shoot from ?