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<p>Nice shot of Siena. Would have been even more striking with infrared, but it's still a wonderful view.</p>

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<p>That's what London is like ... a million people come in to work during the day and once the pubs close it's a 15th century ghost town.</p><div></div>

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<p>Correction ... the L208 has incident capability as well, but ergonomically, the L308 seems like more of an incident meter first and a reflected meter second. Which is why I prefer it.</p>

<p>The Sekonic L208 is nice, but I'm sold on the L308 because it has both incident and reflected light capability. Pocket sized and a joy to use. The VCII is very good on an M2 or an M4; it's a lot like the semi-spot on my old Canon F-1 because it reads a FOV equivalent to the M4 and M2 90mm frameline.</p>

<p>I've shot with the Leica 24mm f2.8 Asph, the 25mm f2.8 Zeiss Biogon, and the 25mm f4 VC Skopar. I finally sold the Leica because I loved the Zeiss' performance and handling, and the Leica stayed home all the time. <br>

The VC is a very nice little lens, but I find it vignettes somewhat at f4. Even so, I really enjoy shooting with it because it is so small and compact. I have the M mount version with the focusing tab and it's a joy to handle. </p>

<p>Hi, I know I'm not answering your question, but here's my two cents worth if you've never used the hi sensitivity range on the 7. I have used Canon 7 and 7s bodies for many years and I never used the onboard meter of the 7. You'll probably be disappointed with the hi-sensi range when you do get it to work. The meter on the 7s is much better, but I think you will find the whole experience more rewarding if you just carry a small, modern hand-held meter with you. That's how I've always worked with the 7, and got terrific results ... just treat it like a meterless Leica.</p>

<p>I'll second that! Jerry, really good stuff ... this is what I want to see more of on this forum (apart from great pics)!</p>

<p>I seriously looked at the GR1 series a while back. It has a lot of great features, but I wouldn't consider it a pocket camera. I use a Leica CM for really casual stuff. The CM finally retired my Olympus XA's. To be honest, some of these new phones have reasonably good cameras too. I guess it all depends on how casual is casual for your purposes.</p>

<p>Someone once said if HCB were shooting today he'd be using a phone. Maybe that's an overstatement, but it's enough to spark some thought.</p>

<p>It is very easy ... you remove the hot shoe and go through the top. There are three screws to adjust. Search on Huw Finney on this forum; there are old posts describing how.</p>

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<p>Get a Bessa R2, relatively inexpensive, mount Leica lenses, and you can grow out of it later if you want.</p>

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<p>If you must have a higher speed film, Delta 3200 isn't bad. It's way better than the old 2475 Recording from back in the day..</p><div></div>

<p>"I want to be able to use it at family gatherings and/or evening/nighttime situations."</p>

<p>I think you'll find Tri-X or HP-5 pushed modestly to 800 will serve most of your needs without the hassle of carrying another film type around. You're really just using the latitude of the film (in these cases quite considerable) and using the developing time to modify contrast. The results this combination gives usually outperform higher speed films anyway, unless you really want to go over ISO 1,250. So suggest you try this combination out until you run up against its limitations. Then you might try stepping out.</p>

 

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<p>Jim, you're right about the lens performing best in the center. I used to use it on a Canon 7s and just had it adapted to M-mount. The tech calibrated it to both infinity and minimum focusing distance and am very happy with it. Look forward to seeing and hearing about your results onm the M240.</p>

<p>I don't generally find sharpness to be an issue with this lens, even at maximum aperture. It's not tack sharp, but it's good enough. It can produce a nice glow too.</p>

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<p>I agree with Bill. Plenty of lenses sharper than the venerable 50mm f3.5 Elmar. My first Leica lens, and I used it for decades before I could afford another one. Great black and white tonality, though, just lovely. And the smallest, most compact collapsible ever. Sharp as it is, there's no point collapsing the Heliar because with its hood, it's not particularly compact.</p>

<p>I got the Nikon S3 millenium, but I use the 50mm Millenium Nikkor on a nice SP. I keep the S3 in a box. Arthur's got a point. If you've bonded with the S3 and you don't mind shellng out for a Leica down the road, get the S3. The Nikons have a very different ergonomic feel to them. If you like it, at least you'll shoot with it. </p>