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Nathan, I hope your dslr looks impressive enough?

aha, i see...

i always thought the 0.6 (or thereabouts) magnification and 50/1.2 is a useless

combination.

Looking at your pictures (at least the ones you've posted) it doesnt look like you want f1.2.

I would be interested in the lens though. http://www.fotolog.net/clickmaniac and /

clckmnc have a couple of my recent pics, that should give you an idea of how i would use

this lens. Contact me if you're interested in selling it.

Couple of weeks ago an idiot / karate hero smashed my m2 on the pavement. Viewfinder

is now dark, except for the rangefinder patch. Film advance very stiff (something inside

bent or got stuck). It's a pity because it was one of the prettiest and smoothest M's

around, and the viewfinder was beautiful. Looking for someone who's interested in

cannibalizing it. The good parts - shutter, framelines, rangefinder - are still perfect.

wow, entertaining thread, this place hasnt changed much. Different people, same egos...

Heather, since you asked: for

me, those pics dont do much because i've tried them myself a couple of dozens of times,

seen them a million times around by others, and yeah sometimes you can compare them

to those few works of genius you were trying to emulate, but they never get more than

what they are: attempts at emulating. They're not great photos, they REMIND you of great

photos. It's like

final exam exhibitions at art academies: all the pieces try their very best to look like art.

But hey, that's where everyone starts (except for the odd genius). I, for one, have to go

through all that to find my own thing (still working on it). <br><br>so keep shooting!

Allen - Yeah the focussing is o.k. What is not o.k., is exposure compensation. I moaned about it before and, as you asked opnions on this, i'll moan again here: exposure compensation on the hexar af is as stupid as computer interfaces can get. You have to push a couple of tiny buttons simultanously, of which one is half hidden under the flash, the other you have to push repeatedly, increments of 1/3 stop per push) . And dont forget to switch it back when you're done (camera off nd then on again). The ricoh gr-1, otoh, is as easy to compensate as a leica M - just turn the wheel this or that way. I figured i would try for myself if the hexars disadvantages outweigh its advantages (nice lense, silent, nice extra body for color film / party fill flash, and getting cheaper and cheaper). I'm still working on it. The good thing is, my m2 feels like heaven after a shoot with the hexar. <br><br>have fun, <br><br>diederik

people should just stay at home

ever thought of calling it a 'camera'?

f1.4 @ 1/125<div></div>

Not having a hood is not the end of the world, just keep the sun in your back.

Restrictions make for better photography (heh - all the way up to the point of

not having film in your camera).<br><br>If you definetely want to waste $$

buy an extendable rubber one which gives maximum impact protection and

you can push it away if you really want to know what the lower right corner of

the frame looks like. <br><br>and yes drool filters are a must especially with

those old soft lens coatings - good on ya.

J actually posted a picture...

congratulations! re: the everready case, I took mine to the shoe repair shop. They took top

and bottom halves apart and fitted one of those click-buttons (name?) so i can still attach

them when i want - which is never, really. Just in case i want to sell it. Maybe a good idea

for when (if) you buy your next body... cheers, diederik

What I don't understand (apart from those silly flags) is why seller would use such a high starting price. Why not starting low, keeping a high reserve price? Apparently, seller is not really eager to sell? Why then the hassle?

wait, I have one too and use it a lot. Ca. one roll - slides - a week. Using it side by side with m2 (b&w) and konica hexar 35 af (also slides). The exposure compensation wheel is great, especially compared to the stupid, complicated, procedures on the hexar. cheers, Diederik<div></div>

On the optics side, glass will be replaced by oil/water combinaton, to be focussed electrically (wires coiled around the 'lense'). Zillions of times 1) faster focussing 2) higher resolution 3) less distortion. The whole thing not bigger than 7mm across. A quantum leap compared to ever better imaging chips. Admittedly, the only source is bar-talk.

As to numbers of people deported, until this 'discovery' in Danmark (which still is little more than a suspicion) historians agree that, from all western European jews save the German, the Dutch had the slimmest chance of survival. The difference with Antwerp, with its lively jewish quarter, is especially poignant. After the war, the jewish quarter in Amsterdam was devoid of all life, which was quite convenient as it was easily razed to make place for the road leading to the new IJ-tunnel and, later, the new town hall. <br><br>It's easy but not justifiable to link moral judgement to these differences between European countries. I dont think, in given circumstances, some people are more heroic than others. There's a new study which shows hughe differences in chances of survival of jews within the Netherlands, and they could be linked to the different ways the germans organised the deportations.<br><br>Andy is right about the queue. It seems the Anne Frank house IS the main tourist trap, after the canal tour and the Van Gogh museum. I live in the block next to it. Pic is taken 4 blocks around the other corner 60 years later - a gril from a luckier generation.<div></div>

I find the menu very irritating. The battery, however, still keeps going even though the battery warning sign has been on for the last year. Just ignore it, carry a spare battery in case it really dies. Luckily no problems with readings or display. Hopefully you have more luck with your next meter! <br><br>cheers, Diederik

Peter A <i>Clearly, there aren't enough people wanting to take up the challenge are there?</i> Not enough to what standard? Never enough, of course. But plenty of w/nws get posted. <br><br>It's so typical of certain people in chat rooms to complain about the level of discourse... and for others then to complain about complainers... but i must say since irritating myself and others here i'm a much friendlier person in the real world.<br><br>talking about real world, maybe it's time to get a life, or, if not, do the 'my favorite 10' again. I'll get something scanned this weekend. bye.<div></div>

Great lens! So much better than the nikon 24mm i had before. Must be the non-retrofocus design. And hard as a rock. Yesterday morning I dropped mine on the sidewalk, it bounced nicely a couple of times, a very special sound. Other than dents in filter (52mm with step up rings, makes for a nice sunshade as well) and adaptor ring, no visible or audible damage. <br><br>Still I find it difficult to make a good composition, without for instance HUGHE dogs in front of their TINY owners. John (and everyone) please post some results, just curious how you cope with this angle of view. <br><br> Diederik

at least grant found the question mark on his keyboard

the other thread makes it all clear: people go digital because their wives tell them to do so. Not just in that thread, also among my friends / family, it's them wives jealous glances and them brother in laws proud blush on their cheeks which sells digital. NOT the result, which is just more and more jpegs till you choke in them.

Grant said it all. If you didnt have THAT problem, there'd be no further qualms about using a F*$%#*^% M7 in the first place! My grandmother made 'pics of the kids in the park' with her brownie, and looking at them I feel ashamed to have swapped my Nikon stuff (bodies, lenses, you name it) for a Leica. She never knew. <br><br>And btw I cant stand the endless blurb of digi pics my friends show me of their kids. I'd rather have one good (as in: <b>GOOD</b>) picture in a whole year (okay, month, if you work hard on it) than billions of lookalike jpegs on my hard drive. You can say it's nostalgia (those 3 defining shots of my mother from my grandmothers brownie &c.), I say it's really all you need. Plus it's common sense not being fooled by the hype. But by all means go ahead and buy your next camera if that makes you feel confident and your wife happy. <br><br>Sorry to sound so harsh. But it does make me feel sick sometimes, the endless digital blurb. Stephen, promise you come up with nice shots o.k.? (from your m7 I mean)(heh)

Shooting kids (like most shooting) is about <b>anticipating</b> the action, not about what is or is not inside that little box in your hands. It's about making pictures in your head first and then shooting them as they pass by. You have an M7 so you only have to determine focus and DOF/speed of the picture in your head. When the kid is in that picture, just press the shutter release. Voila. What it's REALLY about (in my experience at least) is staying cool when the moment is there. I doubt you'll get better pictures running after the kids with a dslr. Maybe in focus and properly exposed, but not better.<br><br>cheers, Diederik

maybe, S.Linke, just maybe it's meant "ironic"?

If this is the set you're looking for, it is, in Photo.net language, a "no-brainer". I paid 900 euros for a very clean and neat m2 and 50 cron alone, in a shop with guarantee etc. Looks like you're getting the 28mm for free.