melaniec

At the nail shop before my brother's wedding:

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In the bride's room, in the bridesmaid dress, before my brother's wedding:

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Leica M3, Summicron 50/2, Tri-X 400 (top), Fuji Neopan 400 (bottom)

Thanks!

Here's another Rollei photo:

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Another Leica photo:

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Leica M3, Summicron 50/2, Tri-X 400

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Rolleiflex 2.8F, Fuji Neopan Acros 100

First try with Fuji Neopan 1600 -- results "eh."

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Leica M3, Elmarit 90/2.8, Neopan 1600

Solo. (Fly, his lieutenant, is in the background.)

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Leica M3, Summicron 50/2, Tri-X 400

I included the Peet's for other, dorkier reasons:

Anyway, the Rollei weighs considerably more than a bag of Peet's. It's very slightly heavier

than my M3 + 50mm lens, but not enough to matter. Takes up about the same amount of

space in my bag.

Some glamour shots of my beloved 2.8F. Enjoy!

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A Border Collie fetching sheep on a big-ass hill.

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The fields, another angle:

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Lacing up the dress:

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"Seems some younger women especially have their noses in the air and yet crave that

attention, very odd."

Younger women sometimes have a reason to be suspicious of strange men who want to take

their pictures. Unfortunately.

Not a Leica shot either, but my favorite dog.

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It would kill me if anything happened to him. I'm sorry to hear about Byron.

Here's one from the same event.

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Leica M3, Summicron 50/2, Tri-X 400

Sorry, not Leica shots:

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The red dog plays, the black dog watches:

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I have recently started developing my own negatives taken with the M3, and the frame

spacing is absolutely consistent. My M3 was recently CLAed by Youxin Ye but I think the

spacing was consistent before this (I was not developing my own negatives then, but the

negatives my lab developed were evenly spaced. On the other hand, my Canonet G-III

QL17 has problems with the advance mechanism and the spacing is very inconsistent

between frames, with some running right up against each other. Don't know exactly what

to conclude from this but it seems like something might need looking at. After putting a

couple of rolls through my Canonet the advance lever and shutter release went totally

wonky to the point where the Canonet needed to be sent off for repair. Of course these

are two different cameras, so who knows.

Hope this helps.

I have an M3 and I don't find it difficult to focus at all. Even though I have only been using

this camera since January, I honestly have never taken an out of focus shot (and I have

been taking lots of pictures). My photos have all sorts of other problems, don't get me

wrong (I am only newly graduated from taking snapshots with a P&S, and have limited

talent anyway) but focusing is not one of my problems. I think it's one of the easiest

things about picking up a Leica M.

The patch on my camera is very bright and easy to use. I also have a Canonet G-III and

the rangefinder patch on that one is similar in type and use although it is fuzzy in

comparison. I have not had problems focusing that one either. I grew up thinking that

this was how all cameras focused (the M3 was my father's) and that may be why I am

comfortable with this focusing system.

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Leica M3, Summicron 50/2, Tri-X 400

I used to use a Coolpix 950 on macro settings with a cheap aftermarket slide attachment to

copy slides and got excellent results. Have no idea if such a thing is available for a DSLR.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/happenstance.html

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My favorite dog is the one centered in this photo. I do not know what I will do when he is

gone -- Solo is my soulmate. I feel for you.

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My first dog, who died at seven of cancer.

Fabulous Border Collie!

I find it easier to take black and white photos of my red dog than my black dog.

The thing I find most interesting is that it has been very difficult for me to communicate

something of my red dog's personality using color, and particularly color digital, photos.

He's my dog soulmate, but pretty much only gets along with me and I feel like color and/

or digital sees him the way other people see him -- as this sort of feral, crazy dog. When I

take pictures of him, unobtrusively and silently, with my Leica and black and white film,

well, I won't say they're great photos because I'm not much of a photographer, but I feel

like I'm capturing a lot more of Solo in a way that other people can finally see and

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Hello all,

Thanks for the advice. I find myself torn between the "user" and "collector" mentalities

with this particular camera. I do enjoy using it, and plan to use it a lot, and have loved the

images I've gotten out of it so far. But it was my father's, and he kept it in such good

shape I'd hate to be the one who turned it into a beater. His old photo albums are filled

with pictures he made with the Rollei, so I know he used it a lot, but somehow it still looks

new. He took all of his and my mother's honeymoon photos with it, took it on outings, to

the beach, took a good number of my baby photos with it. I think he always carried it in

the leather case, which if inconvenient is certainly protective. By the time I was old enough

to remember him using cameras he had stopped using the Rollei and was using the M3

exclusively. He used the Leica a lot too (all my childhood photos up until the time I was 12

are therefore Leica photos), but it's also in beautiful condition. I figure it was important to

him not to bang up his cameras, and I want to respect that.

Yes, this is the camera I posted about some time ago -- so actually, I AM dragging a Rollei

and a Leica around with me. The solution I found for the M3 was a small padded zipper

pouch that was made especially for an M with a 50mm lens. It was heinously overpriced

for what it is (it's essentially a cosmetics bag lined with neoprene, with a red dot on it:

http://www.artisanandartist.com/acc/acamrina.htm), but exactly what I was looking for

and I felt that a special camera deserved at least one special accessory. I don't own a

"camera bag," per se. My M3, in its little pouch, lives in my purse. The Rollei isn't quite as

convenient, but I'm looking for a solution that'll make it a bit more convenient. I was kind

of hoping someone made an overpriced makeup bag for my Rollei. The vendor I got the

Leica pouch from has something called a "Hassy wrap" for Hasselblads but I think it won't

fit my 2.8F.

I think for now I'll stick with the padded lunch bag, and perhaps sew the velvet right into

the bag so that I only have to open one thing to remove the camera instead of two. In the

padded lunch bag, the Rollei fits nicely into my Timbuk2 messenger bag with room to

spare. When using it I will probably continue to use it "naked" and try to avoid swinging it

into doors or rocks.

Thanks again, Melanie