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  1. A long time ago I travelled through the Yucatan. Visited all of the (then) available Mayan sites, had nearly a week in Merida, and spent the last week on the Caribbean coast letting my wife soak up the sun. And I took with me an F2 Photomic, a 24mm Nikkor, and a 55mm Micro-Nikkor. No telephotos, no zooms. A few years later we went on a Nile cruise, followed by several days in Luxor, several in Cairo, and a week going up Sinai, and crossing the Red Sea into Jordan to see Petra and the 7 Pillars of Wisdom. Same camera, same 24mm, but the 55mm had by this time been swapped for a 105mm Micro-Nikkor. If I hadn't had a fascination for little things I'd probably have substituted an 85mm f/1.8 Nikkor for either of the Micros. You can travel a lot lighter using primes, rather than zooms. I later switched to using Leicas, and one of the best lenses I owned was the 180mm Apo-Telyt: small, and incredibly sharp. Mind you, that was used on a full frame (35mm) camera. But I'd test one, or a lens of that focal length, on a digital.
  2. ...and the review tht Tony sent us also predicts that the Q will, in some way, become the basis of a system. Not for a while, though, I think. First, we'll need the siver version of the Q, then the one with engraved brass top and bottom plates, finished in either chrome or black lacquer (and maybe titanium?). Then the one without the unnecessary rear screen (there's nothing you can do on-screen you can't do in the viewfinder, except touch focus, thereby leaving greasy fingerprints all over the screen). I'll wait for that one, myself.
  3. I don't think the MQ (I'll keeo calling it that) would be an autofocus camera Ray. Focus confirmation, almost certainly, but one of the delights of the M sysytem is its versatility in terms of being able to fit lenses of different ages. I often use my M9P fitted with a 1938 Summar. Clearly, autofocus couldn't be fitted there.
  4. ...and after suggesting that a modified "Q" could become the new Leica system camera, somebody asked me what Leica might call it. It's obvious - we've had, not one, but three MPs - it should be the MQ!
  5. i see this as heralding the end of the M system, as we've known it so far. Take the Leica Q, remove the 28mm fixed lens, replace it with an M mount, and put in an M240 type chip/shutter, with the Q's EVF, and what do you have? A new Leica system camera that will last for decades. I'd have one. Such a camera would take all my lenses and remove the necessity to use separate VFs for the super wide angles. And woldn't have the unnecessary mirror mechanism of the SLR to get in the way of proper optics.
  6. I agree Robin: the "T" is more of a CL analogue than a CL replacement i.e. it's price relative to the M is similar to the CL's compared to the contemporary M5, but it's actually nothing like the M.
  7. Thanks Bill, but easier recommended than done. Apparently Leica has stopped offering repair parts for the CL meter. CRR Luton used to tepair CL meters, but now say they can't do it. I wouldn't know who else to try in the UK.
  8. Knut, for $500 I'll send you the lot. Send me the address (my email pluto@soton.ac.uk) and I'll email you a bill. Is Paypal OK?
  9. <p>Thanks guys, but it’s not whether I can afford a new camera that’s my main concern. The 40 and 90 were my first Leica M lenses, and the CL I bought to go with them my first Leica M body (it worked at that time!). But I’ve since moved on, and have owned, successively, an M2, an M4P, an M6 , an M6TTL (with 0.58 finder) and an MP (also 0.58).I now have an M9P, and I have M lenses (excluding the 40 and 90 for the CL) from 12 (a Cosina/Voigtlander) to 90mm. No, what I miss is the CL’s pocketability, and the fact that I never used to worry about accidentally leaving it somewhere and kissing goodbye to well into four figures worth of kit. I guess the relevant question now is “Is anybody interested in buying a 40mm Summicron C, a 90mm Elmar C, both near mint condition, two CL bodies with dead meters and various accessories including the system case?”. Thanks again guys.</p>
  10. Thanks Arthur. I agree that the A7 needs a viewfinder, but why not an optical viewfindert? And why stick it like a wart on the top plate? The M60 manages without an LCD screen, and what does that stop you doing? (not you personally, I suppose I should say "what does that stop one doing"). The only things I can think of are altering the white balance (which I never do anyway) and checking the battery. A battery meter would be a small addition. So, small minded camera manufacturers, produce a reasonably priced full frame digital camera with 40mm and 90mm frames and I'll buy one.
  11. <p>Thanks Gil. I've seen photos of the A7, but not tried one, partly because it looks too much like an SLR! However, I might be confusing looks with behaviour. No, something that looked like a CL (or a Minolta CLE) would be my preference. It wouldn't even have to have an LCD screen, like the M60. It should be cheaper to produce then, shouldn't it? Well, maybe not...</p>
  12. <p>I guess I'm just dreaming, but why doesn't somebody (Leica, Minolta, Voigtlander, whoever may care) produce a small full frame digital body with frames for 40mm and 90mm lenses? As the owner of two Leica CL bodies with defunct meters. plus a 40mm Summicron C and a 90mm Elmar C, I can tell you one person who'd buy one! And I'd guess there are more of you out there.</p>
  13. <p>Leica M9 with 50mm pre-aspheric Summilux and 24mm Elmar (chosen over the Elmarit 24 because I can use the Universal Polariser on the Elmar).</p>
  14. The problem with the Sony A6R (maybe MY problem) is that it looks like an SLR. Why make a camera that looks like that if it doesn't have a mirror box?
  15. I had an M2 a few years ago that was in a similar sounding condition. I realised that I didn't have the wherewithall to do the work myself, so I sent it to Peter Grisaffi at CRR Luton, and asked him to paint it black. It came back beautiful. So beautiful, in fact, that I couldn't use it any more! I sold it, stating clearly that it had been repainted, to a guy in Italy, who was delighted with it. I think in terms of cost I broke even, roughly. I
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