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<p>Sorry if this has been posted before - interesting series of videos about street photography in NYC -<br>

http://www.wnyc.org/streetshots/</p>

<p>Interesting vodcasts if you haven't seen them already<br>

http://tinyurl.com/cc6bwg<br>

(or just search for Magnum at the iTunes store)</p>

<p>I took the kids bowling yesterday and remember getting my M6 + 50mm out to take and promptly forgetting it. Pic taken with my iPhone (hangs head in shame).<br>

<img src="http://tinyurl.com/aj7l6d" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://www.hyde-end.com/blogpix/evie.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br>

M6, 50mm f2, XP2.</p>

Peter, I take it that's a Domke insert ? Any idea who the current supplier is ?

Thanks.

FWIW if you haven't seen this yet

http://db.riskwaters.com/public/showPage.html?page=190734

I couldn't see a price on Grays site but they have this review if you haven't seen it -

http://www.graysofwestminster.co.uk/newsitem.php?id=80&pg=1&mem=&arc=Y

Hmmm...interesting.

I had an M4P serviced by Malcolm Taylor which had exactly the same problem. I noticed

the different shutter curtains when I got it back and Malcolm said he had reversed one of

the curtains to 'counteract the inherent curl that develops over time...'

I was never sure about that, it sounds like a fairly unorthodox modification. In any case I

moved that camera on about a year ago, the smart thing to do would have been to return

it to Mr. Taylor.

You've probably seen this already Jeff, but more info on the DR here:

http://www.cameraquest.com/m50dr.htm

When I shot weddings with an M6 and M4P, nobody said anything. I think if you've got a

couple of cameras around your neck nobody says anything. Sad isn't it, judging by

appearances ? A lot of people need reassurance to be fair that their money is being well

spent. Perhaps a decoy 5" x 4" on a wooden tripod would be a good idea.

I haven't used the 20mm but I frequently use the 15mm 2.8 fisheye Sigma on my D100

with superb results, it's really an excellent lens with it's fisheye effect tamed by the 1.5x

digital factor.

However I would agree that, if you can afford it, it is better to go with the Nikon glass.

FWIW I make QT movies from iView Media Pro. You get a check box to display names

and that way when the slideshow is playing the filename appears in a little window.

The viewer can pause the movie and note the filename. You can of course make QT

movies from iPhoto, but you don't have much control over the final product.