simon larbalestier

well it was yesterday! lol

You could look in Photo File (ground floor MBK) but i would wager prices are similar. My M4 cost a lot from Eddie ( some years ago) but it was mint and for me worth the price at the time. If you want an un-metered Leica what about an M4-2 or M4-P?

Photo Hobby in the Silom Complex (third floor) have a mint M4-P

in the cabinet.

Where did you see the M4 in BKK? if it was at Eddie's Camera Collection then ask him about a CLA. This can be done easily in HK. Most of my Leicia's i've purchased here in BKK have been from Eddie. Sadly all Leicia gear commands a premium price here right now.

Another vote for the Ricoh GR1s ( this version you can attach lens hood and filters) the very last version: GR1v had a manually adjustable ISO setting.

I use the Slings on all my M bodies and use the Scoop on my Plaubel Makina. My experience with Leica Goodies has always been positive.

Thanks for posting these images Ilkka it's interesting to see what coverage this lens can reach.

Hey Lutz :-) how's things? i think Ilkka explains my interest in this lens very well. Speed was one aspect, the way the lens draws the image another. I may end up getting the original 30mm but with a usable aperture of F8 once the centre filter is fitted, it makes it a tad slow especially when i'm use to my 1.4's on my M's!

Ilkka thanks for your input here and i look forward to seeing some scans when you have some time.

I tend to work in both camps: making scans for archiving and commercial work and making wet prints for exhibitions and portfolios.

I scan my 35mm TriX 400 negs usually shot with Leica or Xpan glass on a Nikon Coolscan 5000. I was able to get some good results with the Nikon Scan but preferred the flexibility of Vuescan for the last two years. However having recently upgraded my monitor, i have been experimenting with the Silverfast Ai Studio version for the Coolscan 5000 and have found the results to be better. YMMV.

 

I print my negs using Leitz Focomat enlargers and split toning them with selenium.

Don, Rob and Raymond thanks for the info and replies.

 

Raymond: the combination sounds very interesting as i'd like to shoot wide open at F4 and gain some speed without having to use a center filter on an Xpan or Fuji 30mm which effectively then becomes a F8 lens. The smaller coverage would be fine so long as the way the lens draws the image is acceptable.

 

Don: i'm doing welll thanks how are things with you?

 

Rob: yes the equivalent FL was the question i was asking as i was thinking of what external viewfinder i could adapt to given me an visual indication of picture width for rough composition.

Thanks Rob for the info. What confuses me a bit is that the 45mm becomes a 25mm or near to when in pano mode so i was expecting the 35mm to be wider when in the same mode? Lens has sold so i can't test it but i should be able to lay my hands on another in the next few months. I was just trying to research its history a bit but have found very little.

Thanks for this info Rob. I think from what I've been able to read on the net the movement is 7mm left and right. I've mounted one on my Xpan, just not had the time to test it out before i consider buying the lens.

Do you know what the FOV/ Focal length would be when used in the pano format Rob? I could live with coverage up to 56mm.

Has anyone used the 35/4 Leitz PA-Curtagon-R with the Xpan and the Leica R-Xpan

adapter? Any images made with this combination would be most interesting to see.

Focal Blade also works very well as a plug-in sharpener

Not sure if this method will actually correct warped prints but this is how i get flat prints: After their final wash i air dry my fibre prints face up on the mesh screens (insect screen mesh i can't remember the exact name). Prints dry curly then i flatten for 30 secs between two pieces of card in an old Admeco Dry Mount Press that has heated up for 45 mins before ( temp guide long ago broken ). Perfect flat prints but you have to make sure the two pieces of card are clean and fully dried out first in the drymount press otherwise the print emulsion can stick to the card surface. Mine will handle 16 x 20 prints and if i print bigger they are just flattened in sections.

I'd second Tim give Eddie a call at Camera Collection.

http://www.jameswhitlowdelano.com/index.html

I have the same V2 lens and tried a vented V3 shade in a store in Bangkok but it wouldn't fit. It looks like it would but no joy. Pity as i wanted this vented version. The original shade works very well i just wish there was a flexible cap available to cover the shade same as the 35/2

Some great images i especially like nos 5,9, 21, 35 and my favourite is 28.

sorry that should say "Client of the Cambodia Trust"

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Both my pre ASPH 50 and 35 luxes were sharp in the centre at 1.4. Soft at the edges with the 35 vignetting a bit. I've got a BP 50/1.4 and the Nokton 35/1.2 to put through their paces when i continue my projects in Thailand and Cambodia.

I used one extensively for two long term projects over the last 3 years. The lens hood (12504) that was designed for this lens unscrews in the middle to fit the Series VII filters which are un-threaded as is the front of the 35/1.4 lens. It is slightly shallower than the 50/2 version lens hood (12358).

I used it mainly at f1.4 and f2 - soft at the edges at 1.4 but sharp in the center. It would only flare if pointed towards bright light sources (sometimes i had no choice but was better i found, if no filters were used)

My only 3 gripes: the lens hood that clips on kept revolving and the aperture ring was fiddly to use quickly. Also the lens focussed to 0.9m not 0.7m.

Overall i really like the results it gave.

The Domke Gripper Straps come with small leather protectors i'm sure they would do the trick and the straps are the best i've ever used IMHO they go on for ever......

Tri_X scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 ED using Vuescan works really well for me.

Tri-X is very resiliant to heat, humidy and xrays and produces negs with a wide tonal range -

and can be pushed to 1600 without becoming too contrasty - at least that's my experience.