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Martin,

Thanks a lot, you are really knowledgeable.

Regards,

Thanks Tony, I love this forum so much. Thanks again. Regards

Hi Martin,

 

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When it comes to more than 10x magnification, which one do you find

more easy to use, emoscop or otoscop. Thanks

I don't think the answers above has covered up 100% of your

intention/need to photograph. If your are to record life, why you need

to keep lenses of the same focal length, a few camera bodies.....tons

of equipment? To most of us (at least to me), we have hard earned the

money and we've got to be rewarded. Somebody go out to have fine food

or wine, some buy expensive cars or watches, enjoy their lifes one

way or the other. Some, like me, enjoy looking at good photographs,

buy good cameras with the hope to making good photographs and to enjoy

the process of taking photographs. Except those professional

photographers who make their living by shooting photos, we all are

amateurs and photographing is just our hobby - quite an expensive

hobby though!

Hi friends,

 

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Why I was asking this question?

 

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Sometimes I feel I am lucky to have owned such a good quality camera

and a few of the best lenses. But sometimes I feel I am not lucky

enough to have enough time to shoot. I think the luckiest would be

those professional photogs who on one hand can enjoy their hobby at

all times whilst making the money on the other hand. I just want to

know how the amateurs here to spend time to shoot to see if I am

already lucky enough. Regards,

Hi everybody,

Just wonder, as a amateur, how many roll of film you can shoot per week. Why this question? I have two children, supposed to have enough target for shooting, but sometimes still unable to finish one roll of 36 exposures. Maybe the kids are still young and thus require more time from me to take care of them so I have less time to go out street shooting. How about you? Regards,

"The Leica Lens Book" by Brian Bower is also good - it covers the

latest ASPH lenses. "Lieca Lens Practice" by Dennis Laney is good too

but a new edition should be released to cover the latest lenses as

Leica has produced quite a lot of new lenses in recent years. Regards,

 

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P.S. "Leica M Photography" published by David & charles is also good -

it has a lot of beautiful photos.

I think I will buy the T3 first and wait for the improved version of

the Minilux. Leica should really think of an improved version of

Minilux as this has been in the market for quite some time during

which enough comments were received for the lst version. Regards,

This is not really a question but something I want to share here.

I just cover up the "Leice M6" and the "red dot" logos of my chrome M6 with some tape of silver color with matt surface - this is the tape normally used by the air-conditioning engineers. The logos just disappear and the camera doesn't looks odd with the tape on it. I now look more humble carrying these expensive gear without inviting anybody to "steal me!"

Hi everybody,

Thanks for all the responses to my earlier thread regarding choices amongst Contax T3, Leica Minilux and Konica Hexar. It seems that Leica Minilux have enjoyed the highest appraisal on lens quality, however the shutter problems (requires costly replacement of the shutter after a few years' use) that I learned make me nervous - is it only a very few bad examples or there really a design fault or bad QC with Leica during these few years? Any one heard that a new Minilux is coming up soon? I hope it has a 35 or 50 f2 Summicron lens with improved shutter and memorized user settings - I am prepared to pay a premium for these. Anyway, thank you for all the valuable advices. Best Regards,

I have short-listed 3 P&S cameras to supplement my M6ttl. They are 1.Contax T3, 2.Leica Minilux and 3.Konica Hexar (silver?). I am asking comments from knowledgeable friends here who have at least owned or used 2 of them. What and why is your prefence? I concern most about quality of lens and followed by quietness and ease of use, size is not that a matter to me. Any P&S cameras with lens of better quality than the above 3 can be recommended? Thanks a lot for your advices. Regards

I just came across a M4-2 (s/n 1,51x,xxx - made in Canada), pretty new, not scratchy. The price is, I think, a bit high, about 70% of a new M6 ttl. I don't know how much should be my counter offer. Is this the right price? I just want a second M in addition my M6 ttl 0.85. Please kind enough to advise. Regards!

I at one time do not like the stiff feeling of the 90 APO. But after

using it for a while, I like it stiff because when I have made a

focus, the focus will always there even if I am holding the lens

barrel - if the lens is too loose (like my Nikon 105 F2), I will need

to focus the subject (even if it is not moving) from time to time.

Alfie,

 

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Please continue your posts. They are refreshing and I enjoy reading

them, not necessarily photographic related. Most people here are from

civilized countries and I failed to understand why some hold double

standards on freedom - on one hand they fight for their rights whilst

on other hand they do not allow others' rights of making a post of

their wish here.

I sometimes enyoy reading Alfie's post.

 

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Alfie, as Ray suggested, buy whatever you could afford before getting

married - after then, you will have more to consider apart from your

camera gears such as family savings, children's education cost...etc.

Thanks a lot Andy.

 

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I hope the photos can be arranged according to focal length of lens

used so that one can appreciate easily the perspective of each kind of

lens.

Talking only about B&W prints, why not consider a laser printer -

it normally has a higher resolution except the print size is quite

limited, normally A4 size (but this is quite big enough), A3 size is

too expensive. Seems no one thinks of a laser printer, is it no good

for printing B&W photos because limitation on use of photo papers?

John,

You are so knowledgeable and always so helpful to other Leica users in

this forum.

One more question - will the result be better (and the negative scan

better) if the film is developed by conventional B&W developer? I mean

for C41 film.

I have my first roll of C41 film (Kodak 400CN)back just now. I shot at

ASA 800 and it was processed (1 stop push) by a 1-hour lab and printed

on colour paper. The result is very....DISAPPOINTING! Very little

contrast, muddy. Grain is OK. I will try to reprint some photos in

conventional B&W paper to see if the paper matters and try one more

roll and get another lab to do the job to see if the lab matters. I

have tried TMAX 400 and the result was found very satisfactory. Is the

400CN negative scan well to give a real B&W result in the computer

monitor and subsequent printouts?

What are chromogenic B&W films? Forgive me for asking this stupid

question as I am totally new to B&W photography. I am also keen to

know the difference between chromogenic and conventional B&W

film.Thanks for all the advices.

Ivan,

I like the "first attempt" photos - they are really black and white

whilst the "latter one" have a colour casting which I feel not that

good.

Understand that C41 films can be developed and printed by normal one-hour photo shops. Can you be kind enough to share your experience on using this kind of film - is the print normally not up to the standard of films requiring special B&W developers? Which would you recommend (C41, ASA 400)? I plan to have the films developed and printed by the one-hour photo shop and then check the effect, then have the best shoot be enlarged by a professional lab. later, I think this can save some cost, does it make sense? Thanks for your advice.

Wow! what a great forum! Thanks for all the quick and useful advices.

I think I will bit the bullet and buy the 35mm 'cron.

I have just bought a M6 TTL, 50m 'cron and a 90mm APO and now want to buy a 35mm 'cron. I was told that optics of the Contax T3 with 35 mm f2.8 Sonar is as good as the 'cron - just one stop slower. How about I buy a T3 so that I have the same quality optics of the 'cron and a second camera to have a difference film to load at the same time with the M6? Is this a good idea? Any opinion is appreciated.