mrbutterworth

The AFM 35 is made by Fuji - so doubtful that it is made in Germany.

Take a look at the Ricoh GR-1V if a 28mm lens works for your needs. Available at www.deltainternational.com for about $400 last time I checked. Otherwise, the T3 is suppose to be great.

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=004MLl

Also check out cameraquest.com for a few nice pictures.

Ed:

I was under the impression that one needed to let the film sit for 5 minutes in the water after each inversion cycle - then dump, refill and invert. I could be wrong, but I think that is what Ilford recommends. Works fine for me.

Good luck,

I have a copy of it on my computer at home. If you want it send me an email and I can send it to you. It is in color.

nhillyer@fhcrc.org

http://www.forloren.dk/lbf/LeicaM6manual.htm

There was another source on this group a few weeks back, but I can't find it in the archives.

WOW, thanks for all the responses!

You have convinced me that the proper lens is a collapsible Elmar. I can see how the other lenses would make the camera unbalanced.

I am sure that an newer body would be more user friendly, but I love the simplicity of the II (D). Now I just have to find one in good shape.

Thanks much,

Hello:

I am curious what owners of Leica II's think of their cameras. Anyone

shoot theirs often? How accurate is the focus? Could I shoot a

Summarit with reasonable accuracy? If not, what do you think is the

limit for lens speed? Are they really that hard to load? Anything to

look for when buying? Anything that would keep it from being a decent

shooter?

Thanks for any responses!

Can a .58 rangefinder from a TTL be put into an M4? M6

classic?

I understand that it would be quite expensive, but being able to

shoot a 28 comfortably in an M4 would sure be nice!

Thanks much.

This may be a silly question but... does it include screw mount cameras and lenses? Performance descriptions for the LTM lenses?

Thanks,

Might want to consider a Canon or Contax auto-focus SLR. The choice of

lenses is much greater, and both are of very high quality. You could always

keep the M6 for when you needed a small, quiet, manual camera.

Just a thought.

Anything less expensive?

Thanks,

I am trying to find a good reference book for all LTM and M lenses, and would

like some suggestions.

I am not terribly interested in it being up to date, early 90's would be fine.

However, I would like to know all of the variations that were made of each

lens, and serial numbers if possible. Basic performance reviews would be

nice, but MTF graphs and detailed analysis are not important to me.

I have found these for sale:

"Leica Lens Practice" by Dennis Laney, "Identifying Leica Lenses" by Ghester

Satorius, "The Leica Pocketbook" by Hove, "The Leica Lens Book" by Brian

Bower, and "The Leica Lens Compendum" by Erwin Puts.

Do any of these stand out? Other recommendations?

Thanks much,

I have heard "f/8 and be there" a few times, but I am not sure what it means. Can someone please explain it?

Thanks,

Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't there suppose to be a fix for M6

rangefinder patch flare at Photokina 2002?

Did I miss it?

Is it suppose to be coming out in the near future?

Thanks,

Joonas:

The EO2 error is a bad shutter and is quite costly - you can find the exact cost

in the archives I think.

I would take a much closer look at the Contax T3 and the Ricoh GR-1V. Both

are reputed to have wonderful optics, and are quite a bit smaller than the

Minilux. The GR-1V is hard to find as it is not officially imported to the USA,

but it is available at Delta International.

This website:

http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/9273/pscam.html

is a great resource for info on all of these cameras.

Bill:

I believe that Lutz's scanner can only handle half (or some fraction) of the negative at once, therefore he must make two scans to get the entire negative. He then joins the two with photoshop to create the entire negative.

Correct me if I am wrong:^)

nick

Does anyone know of a good photo shop in Geneva, Suisse? I will mainly be

needing film (prefer Ilford HP5 and D3200), but a nice Leica shop would be

very fun as well.

I will actually be staying in Ferney Voltaire, but I will have a day to head into

the city.

Are shops open on Sunday?

Thanks much,

BTW - Leica USA did not have the information.

thanks,

I found a great deal on a Focomat 1c, but it is (of course) missing

the negative carrier. I am fairly confidant that I can have my

machinist friend make one for me, but I am totally unsure what it

looks like or what the dimensions are. Does anyone know where I

might be able to get this sort of information, short of finding

another one to copy?

Thanks,

I have read that the Calculite XP has a LED readout, but what does that

mean? Does it actually show a number (EV value, f-stop, etc) or rather just a

set of arrows like in an M6?

Also, does it take a reading with the push of a button (like most digital meters),

or does one have to fiddle with the dial like a manual meter.

I am looking for a good low light incidence meter to accompany my M6 - any

other suggestions?

Thanks,

Thanks all for your responses - I'm keeping the filter. I must say that I

questioned Leica QC when I got the filter. Happy to be wrong!