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I wear glasses, I have a .85 M6ttl and 35 50 and 90 combo. Just perfect especially for the 50 and 90 lenses.The flamelines for the 35 mm is not that difficult to see. May be you can buy a .72 and the 1.25x magnifier, but then it was said that the brightness will be reduced a bit.

Thanks for all the advices.

Bill, yes you are right that I am not really a photographer. Photographing is just one of my hobbies, the same reason why people own more than one match though one is enough to tell the time of the day. Hobby is a waste of money if one cannot afford.

I think photos taken with a MF camera will have a difference look than those taken with a 35mm cameras disregard the size of the output and this is the reasons why I wish to have a try. Since I like the feel of RF, I have ordered the Mamiyi 7 II, with a 43mm lens. When I later get the film scanner, I hope I can post some photos here to share. Thanks and regards,

Thank you so much.

 

I am now packing all my Nikon stuff to get room for a MF camera with one or two lens initially. I quite like the SWC but understand that it is not that easy to use/handle. Still thinking of the Mamaya 7.

Best Regards,

This may be a bit out of topic but the question relates to Leica

because I own a M6 ttl and now wish to try medium format photography.

I've no problem in rangefinder focusing and therefor have no intention

to exclude RF medium format camera. I've seen the Mamayi 7 II, the

lenses are said to be very good, quite like it. The Hassy is boxy and

not that easy to carry around, though they have plenty of excellent

lenses and very expansive. I wish knowledgeable friends here can give

me some idea.Thanks a lot.

if you are staying in Central, Hong Kong, Kinefoto (66 Stanley Street) is the place to visit. Price is very reasonable though not the lowest.They sell grey market and also authorized products. I bought a 50 mm 'cron grey @US653 and a grey m6ttl @US1487. If you are staying in Kowloon side, there is a large photo shop selling Leice. This shop is on Lock Road just behind Hyatte Regency Hotel. Lock Road is very short and you count'nt miss this shop. I have not bought anything in this shop but am told that their price is one of the lowest. Good luck and welcome to Hong Kong

I have used Kaiser Slimlite, colour temperature is very accurate. See

www.kaiser-fototechnik.de Regards,

With P&S cameras, I use Fuji superia 200 or NPH 400. The ASA 100 films

are quite limiting indoors.

Willy,

You are stupid of having a thought of exchanging the gift from your

wife. Anyway, a M6 is worth keeping and using. M7 ? too battery

dependent. Regards, Tom

Stewart,

You may wish to think of buying a Rollei 35. I just bought a Rollei

35S with Sonnar40 f2.8 lens in addition to my T3, Ricoh GR1V, Nikon

35Ti. The Rollei is a gem. All manual, you have to guess the focus,

set the shutter speed and the apperture, but it make you think before

you shoot and eventually you will get improved.

Just don't want to give out free advertising. I wish I have a plain

Leice M6 with no brand name or letterings whatsoever - so that my wife

doesn't know it is an expensive camera.

 

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Tom Tong

For friends in HK, which lab on HK side you think is best in terms of quality with reasonable price. Thanks a lot.

WP

 

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I just bought a new 35mm cron asph for HK$7400, grey. I think this

might not be the cheapest but still believe the price is reasonable in

HK and the service is really good.

Alfie,

 

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You will have a broken bank account.

"However, because OM cameras (in AE mode) do real-time metering, they

have to use a combination of both off-the-film and off-the-curtain

measurement, the proportion of light measured from each being the

shutter speed the camera chooses. Slow shutter speeds measure mostly

from the film, while high shutter speeds measure mostly from the

shutter curtain."

In the OM2, when the shutter curtain is open to take exposure, light

is measured directly from the film, disregard high or slow shutter

sppeds. The readings taken off the surface of the shutter curtain is

to provide (approx.)exposure information in the viewfinder prior to

you fire the shutter. So the actual exposure measurement is not a

combination of reading taken from the shutter curtain and off the

film. Regards,

I understand that there is a sort of attachment to convert a R lens into a telescope. Would knowledgeable friends here be kind enough to advise if there is similar thing for the M lens so that when attached, the lens will become a telescope and where can I get one? Thanks and regards,

Reading from the posts here, I noted that the prices of user leica gears (in US or UK) are much lower than here in Hong Kong. Given the price difference between new and s/h, I was forced to buy new. Any friends here in HK has any satisfying experience of buying user leica gears from the US or UK? I presume you must be buying from very reputable dealers or else it would be very risky. How you make your payment? Regards,

I brought the money a month ago to buy the 35mm 'lux but I left the

store with a 'cron. It is ergonomically better than the 'lux and is a

good match to the 50mm 'cron. Regards

In Hong Kong, some retailer said the price of the M7 will be in the

region of US$1950. So, I think this is one of the lowest price.

I used to have a Zeiss glass glasses but have in recent years changed

to a progressive focus Hoya multic-coated plastic glasses. I can feel

the difference, I can see things much better with the Zeiss glasses

but the Hoya weights much less and progressive focus is more

convenience. I have just ordered a progressive focus Zeiss glass

glasses, not cheap though, cost me US$350. The sales person said a

Zeiss progessive plastic glass weight much less and optically close

the glass glass but cost US$450. I prefer to leave more money on the

Leica lens.

Hope this forum does not limit the number of question asked per day. Has anyone used the Hexar RF with regret? I only have one M6ttl .85 and had wanted to buy a Hexar RF as a second camera (not necessarily a back up)for long time but heard that the M7 will be up soon, so I wait. With the M7 now available, would you still buy a Hexar RF today? The things on the Hexar that excels the M7 are higher flash syn., 1/4000 shutter, auto-wind, are they so important to you that you will opt for the Hexar instead of the M7? I can see the future of the Hexar is very dim with the introduction of M7 unless Konica come up with a new model of the Hexar with all our wish list that do not happen to the M7.

A stupid question not asked before. Since the M6ttl takes exposure reading through the lens, should I need to focus the subject first and adjust the exposure according the the camera's meter - i.e. the light metering will be exact only if the subject is in focus OR I need not to focus and just point to the subject (through the viewfinder) and adjust the exposure rightaway? Thanks and regards,

Thinking of the relationship between M6 and M7, this is somewhat more or less the same as OM1 and OM2 of Olympus which happened almost 20 years ago. Now that Olympus gives way to digital, will Leica do the same thing 10-20 years later? If this is the case, will M7 be the last model before Leica turns to digital totally?

I have played with the 'cron and the 'lux at a camera store and money

is also not the issue to me. I finally took the 'cron because I quite

like the size of the 'cron. I am sure the 'lux is a good lens though.

I have just bought a new Contax T3. Everything is fine but one thing

bothers me - it scratch the negative from the 25th exposure onwards.

Does anyone here has any similar experience and what you have done to

solve the problem? Anyway I am also waiting for a new version of the

Minilux to try out, it should be coooool. Regards,

Hi Tim,

I live in Hong Kong. There are a few reputable photo dealers here,

they all offer grey market products as well. The price quoted by jeff

above is presumably grey products. I also brought grey products which

is just as good as those without the original service guarantees.I

brought all my leica gears from Kinefoto at 66 Stanley Street,

Central. They never push you to make a purchase, you'll feel

comfortable looking around inside the shop and they are also

authorized leica dealer offering original service guarnatees. Their

prices are one of the lowest in Hong Kong. Good luck to you.