l. f.miller

A lot of my work is with apx-100 @200 in diafine, fp-4 @250 in diafine. As mentioned above, I don't think I'd try to push these films very much, but diafine treats many of the "traditional" style films well at about 2X the box speed. A little outside of your request, but if you're not afraid of a little ("quality") grain, take a look at Tri-x in a variety of developers at speeds from 360 to 1600...a classic, versatile film.

 

Lee

Oops...senior moment! ...I forgot that Q.G. had already answered my follow-up question; sorry. And thanks to any other responders...

Thank you, Q.G. and Frank, for your helpful answers. The only minor issue I see is if you wanted to print full frame with a natural edge, as we sometimes do with 35mm. Is this situation true of other MF cameras? (My only previous experience with MF is an old 2-1/4x3-1/4 sheet film camera and a Super Ikonta A.)

 

Thanks again...

There is a small "spike" of exposed image pointing toward the film

edge at each corner of the frames on 120 film shot with my Bronica

ETRS. The inner guide rails of my 120 back are not quite long enough

to completely close the image rectangle, thus allowing extra slivers

of the light cone to reach the film. I'm wondering if these little

corner blips on the negatives are typical for Bronica backs, or did I

get an odd one?

 

Thanks much...

The comments on the split rangefinder/viewfinder of the Leica III series vs the single window of the M and others got me to thinking about something that happens to me off and on with my "new" M2. Makes me chuckle... First of all, having a IIIg as a constant companion for some 40 years, I don't think of the split windows as a big deal.

 

Here's what makes me laugh: Focusing the M is sometimes actually slower for me because shifting to the right with my IIIg has become so much second nature that I find myself shifting my eye over on the M out of habit and see nothing! Can't deny the attributes of the M2, and I enjoy it, but this old fart still mostly reaches for the III...

I've used one for about a year on my M2 and IIIg, and I agree with the performance observations of previous posters. I will just add that, if you unscrew the little hood, the leica 12585h and IROOA hoods snap securely onto the exposed threads.

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Steve, the material of the seal is a felt ring set into a groove in the focusing unit. I believe it would be unwise to lube it. If the felt is chewed up or has been crushed to the extent that it no longer holds the barrel firmly, or you hear scraping noises when you extend or collapse the barrel, the felt probably needs to be replaced. I have heard of people using the felt from film cannisters as Leica replacement felt may be hard to find.

 

--Lee