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Full frame, CMS20, 90 Macro Elmar M
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/LKSC_photos/CMS20.jpg
1:1 ships in center frame
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/LKSC_photos/CMS20_crop.jpg
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It will not be sold outside of Japan. Fuji is only producing 8000 of them.
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Rollei Pan25 and IR400 look fantastic when reversed in dr5 (www.dr5.com) Ive had a half dozen rolls of Pan25 pushed to ISO50 in their process, and the scans from the resultant slides made 18X12 prints with barely detectable grain.
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It was processed in dr5's sepia developer (Developer 2). That's how the resulting slide looks like.
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Ive had it reversed by dr5. The grain is certainly incredibly fine. Here is a sample, pushed to 50 by dr5, scanned on an Imacon. The second pic is a 1:1 crop @5000dpi with no USM.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/LKSC_photos/Abutting_crop.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/LKSC_photos/RP25_crop.jpg
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Same thing happened to me late last year. A&I had in the past offered a choice of optical B&W proofing or Frontier proofing for B&W; one had to state one's preferance in the order. When I asked why I was given Frontier proofs instead of optical prints, I was informed that their optical printer broke down during their move back to Highland. Subsequently, it seems they gave up optical proofing for B&W altogether. If you see their new directory of services, it states that all B&W proofing is now done on a Frontier. Disappointing.
Im hoping dr5 will start their planned optical B&W proofing service soon.
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Andrew
Ive been using the Macro Elmar M for exactly the purpose you describe. Its an ideal walkabout lens, light and with a very short focus throw.<div>
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Brad
Consider the Fogg Piccolo. It was re-designed around the Leica CM and is much more functional than the 18560.
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No doubt these are superb optics, but unless one was shooting the same subject matter such a comparison is not particularly conclusive or helpful as far as finding the "break point" that you are looking for.
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Yes you can choose the aperture when using the built-in flash. The shutter speed will be locked at 1/60s.
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Results from DR5 processing are stunning. They always do a great job, and service is excellent.
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The 90mm Macro Elmar M focuses to 0.77m on its own, without the macro attachment.
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Mike,
You could ask Nigel Fogg and bee Berman at Fogg bags to customise their B-Major bag (or any of their bags) for you to the exact dimensions you want. They make everything by hand themselves. Great workmanship and they can work one-on-one with you to change dimensions, add and subtract pockets etc.
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Ive mailed film from Singapore to A&I without any problems (nothing higher than ISO400).
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Francois, we all have our opinions and that is my feeling having used both. Erwin Puts himself has said that the Summarit on the Minilux (the CM uses the same lens but with improved coating) compares favourably against the 35/2 ASPH.
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Per, its not a rangefinder but the next best thing to a Leica M is the Leica CM compact. The Summarit lens on it is almost equal to the 35/2 ASPH and its a great introduction to Leica. It may be costly for a point-and-shoot, but you will be amazed by the pictures its capable of. I put 100 rolls through mine before getting an M7.
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Toke, yes it simply screws into the viewfinder. Screwing it in completely takes one and a half turns, so once in it is very secure. The X1.35 protrudes out about 5mm (from pictures, the X0.85 looks less deep).
Since I wear glasses Im used to holding the camera without pressing the body to my face, so the magnifier does not really change the camera handling for me, but it is an individual thing. It was meant to be used without glasses, hence the built-in diopter correction, but I prefer to kepe my glasses on as it is awkward to shoot both eyes open if one eye is unassisted. You should note that the magnifier has no rubber covering, unlike the Leica 1.25. Although it has not scratched my glasses, I intend to get an rubber donut like those for the M3 to make it more comfortable.
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Toke, using the x1.35 magnifier on a 0.72 viewfinder makes the 90mm frame almost as big as the unmagnified 50mm frame. All the MS Optical magnifiers are the same price.
If I may say so, your photos are really something special.
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Aizan, No I am not in Japan. Map will ship overseas, but one must purchase through the Map store hosted by Rakuten. http://item.rakuten.co.jp/mapcamera/2040300800199/
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Toke, I have the X1.35 magnifier, which I purchased online from Mapcamera. Its quite well made and has built-in diopter correction.
Pictures amd my thoughts about it here:
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Rob, according to the Wilhelm Institute, "wood boxes should be strictly avoided" in storing photographic materials (Chapter 15, The Permanence and Care of Color photographs).
Im not a conservator, but my own enquiries have led me to use Microchamber products made by Conservation Resources. Its archival and affordable. Look at their Master Unit Slide Storage Box (2,160 slides $49) and their Slide Storage Box (400 slides $9.50)
http://www.conservationresources.com/Main/section_5/section5_02.htm
http://www.conservationresources.com/Main/section_5/section5_03.htm
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The focussing ring is very smooth on mine (39828xx). There were some reports of lenses with somewhat "loose" aperture rings early this year, but how stiff it should be is often a matter of personal preferance.
Ilfochrome fom digital file?
in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing
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Owen Boyd, a specialist ciba printer in England, provides this service. The digital files are printed on a Lightjet 430 by a Swiss lab that he has an arrangement with. An ICC profile for ciba is provided for soft proofing.
I use his hand printing and digital services. For digital, I FTP the files to him, and get it in the post about 10 days later. I have been very pleased with the results.
http://www.owenboyd.com/DigitalPrinting.htm