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<p>I generally don't go any higher than ISO 640 - another major difference from "modern "digitals. Again, compared to my film cameras, that's perfectly fine.</p><div>
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<p>I mostly shoot in B/W mode to get the B/W preview on-screen, and then convert the DNG files in Capture One to B/W according to my taste. Works well - I don't have any UV/IR filters, and have noticed the "purple fabric" phenomenon on a few colour pictures.</p><div></div>
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<p>I just bought a black, low mileage M8 three months ago. For the same amount of money, I could have bought a brand new Sony A7 with kit lens. I chose not to, since (1) I already have a "primary" digital system that I am happy with (2) I absolutely love the Rangefinder experience - I have an M3 and a IIIa. Would my two reasons apply to you ??<br /><br />Other than that, I love the M8, even though it's awfully slow in image review, and the screen is low resolution. After all, it will be ten years old this autumn (!!). But compared to my film Leicas, it's just as nice to operate (apart from the "winder" noise), and turnaround time as well as processing costs have been eliminated. The two latter elements mean that my Leica-mount lenses are now seeing much more use than before.<br /><br />I enclose a few of my shots so far.<br /><br />Hope this helps :-)</p><div></div>
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<p>I just splurged myself - three weeks ago I got a low mileage M8. Must be around 8 years old now. Haven't had a second's regret :-)<br /><br />If you have the 40 mm Summicron for your CL, you should consider having it modified to bring up the 35 mm frame lines instead of 50. I haven't got that far yet with my 40, but just pull the frame preview lever out towards my left while shooting.</p><div></div>
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<p>I have been enjoying the Voigtländer 28/3.5 Color-Skopar for about a decade now - small, cheap and plenty sharp. All of the pictures in my China Travel gallery (22 pictures - http://www.imagepro.dk/China_2012/) were taken with it. Below, you will find one of my favourite shots of all times - also taken with that lens.</p><div></div>
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Since I am currently recovering from a disk crash (everything safely backed up, fortunately) I cannot post pictures from
my archive. But here is a small collection of FE shots from our summer holidays of 2013.
http://www.imagepro.dk/Denmark_2013/
I absolutely do agree that the FE is a wonderful little machine.
Soeren
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Similar story here :-) My first SLR was a used OM 20 back in 1994. Then I went Nikon AF, then Nikon DSLR (same D70
for 10 years). My digital SLR is now an OM-D 10, and my best friend Richard gifted me his OM 10 about a year ago. So
far, the first roll looks great - I have complemented the 50/1.8 with a 200/4.0 and hope to get a wide for my birthday.
Really nice camera.
Please share some pictures, Bruce - I will do so myself, when I can scan again in a couple of weeks...
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Great to see that the film was still serviceable, Mike :-)
And how ironic that just weeks after I give away all my silver-based B/W film, Kodak discontinues what I use instead...
Anyway, I'll have to get a stash of BW400CN, and then it's on to XP2.<div>
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Sorry, the Olympus VF-1 is not usable - it covers the right diagonal angle of view, but has a 4:3 aspect ratio and not the
3:2 ratio of the X2. Apologies for any inconvenience :-(
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Yes, the VF-1 from Olympus will work. Voigtlaender also does viewfinders - I have the 35mm metal version, but they also
do/did them in plastic. Finally, there is a russian plastic one (Helios or Zorki) which is OK, but more like 40mm view.
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<p>Very nice catch, Rick - I paid about the same for my RTS with the 1.7 Planar. I particularly like the Real Time Shutter (which RTS is an abbreviation for) which is amazingly responsive.<br>
I never look much at the aperture readout, but I just checked mine by looking at something which varied in brightness across the frame. It appears to me that the readout was made by making the finder slightly higher than necessary, then masking it off at the top with a band having aperture number cut-outs. So all there is to illuminate the aperture numbers is the image coming through the lens. Makes sense ??<br>
Congrats again :-)<br>
Soeren</p><div>
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<p>António,<br>
I honestly only see advantages in using the C41 films - wide exposure latiitude, great tonality, and easy scanning. I often overexpose a couple of stops (a side effect of using ISO 400 film in cameras that often don't go beyond 1/1000), but that doesn't seem to hurt at all. And I do, occasionally, fit an ND or polarizer. A separate thread might be an idea :-)<br>
Soeren</p>
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Will do. Great :-)
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Sure, Mike. I just checked, and shipping cost to the US would be USD 21. Would that be OK ?? That would be a buck per
roll :-)
Soeren
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We just got a new fridge, and while cleaning it out, I realised that I hadn't used any of my b/w film stash for the last seven (!!)
years. I'm now devoted to 135 format Kodak BW400CN Professional and can't see myself going back to "real" b/w, let alone 120 format,
due to development cost (at a lab) and the fact that it doesn't scan so easily. So, here goes:
120 format:
9 x Agfapan 100 ///// 1 x TMX 100
135 format:
2 x Agfapan 25 //// 3 x Ilford Pan F 50 //// 4 x Ilford Delta 3200 //// 1 x Kodak HIE infrared
All films have expired between 2000 and 2005, but have been in a fridge since they were within date.
I am willing to give them away on this forum, but might have to ask for shipping costs through PayPal - it might run as high as 20 USD, if
you live far away from Denmark. I haven't checked exact rates, though.
Many good people here post almost weekly, so I'd like to give some back to those film burners :-)
Best regards,
Soeren
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(A) I have read in a 12/2 review (by Ctein on TOP) that - since MF is still "by wire" - that lens is actually focussed in
discrete steps. (B) my AF SLR experience is that these lenses are extremely sensitive to even very small turns of the
focusing ring, since they are designed for "motor" turning with minimal effort. © I have used both Nikon and Leica MF
lenses on an E-PL1 - I do get nice results even on that grainy LCD. Voigtländer m43 lenses are designed for "real" MF,
so I recommend that you give it a shot - do you have any legacy glass lying around ?? In that case, a cheap adapter won't
set you back much on eBay.
Hope this helps :-)
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<p>Thanks, guys :-)<br /><br />I really enjoy working with the "F" - an excercise in simplicity. My 24 mm is quite early, with a scalloped barrel. I also brought a 50, but found the 24 perfect for the relatively cramped spaces, so I ended up using that exclusively.<br /><br />Yes, that Kodak film is really nice - I really hope that it will live on in the future version of Kodak.<br /><br />And, to anyone else from Denmark (Hi, Jacques :-): We started at Hellerup station, rode south to Hundige and all the way back. Incidentally, we were using the "S-train" tracks (an overground commuter line) and stopped at a few stations along the way, even picking up a few passengers going to Copenhagen Central who had expected to take the regular, electric train. Fun :-)<br /><br />Thanks again,<br /><br />Soeren</p>
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<p>So - this is the final picture of the day. Not much else to say - we simply had a great day out :-)</p><div></div>
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<p>The benches in Third Class were OK for the couple of hours, but we talked quite a bit about the old days, when fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen took this kind of train all the way to Italy...</p><div></div>
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<p>Anton enjoyed standing on the rear platform - except when we passed through the tunnels north of Copenhagen Central at full steam (and smoke). Yikes - but a good starting point for a talk about pollution then and now. In any case, we certainly managed to turn a few heads at the station.</p><div></div>
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<p>...and off we went :-) The atmosphere was a strange mix of smoke and fresh air with a bit of rain...</p><div></div>
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<p>One of the less comfortable carriages - DSB are the Danish State Railways.</p><div></div>
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<p>Dear All,<br /><br />I thought that I'd like to share a few steam train pictures - I have a feeling that it will resonate with quite a few people in here :-) I am - by no means - a railroad buff, but back in October, we had the opportunity to take a two-hour trip, passing through Copenhagen Central station on the way. And we thought that it could be a nice experience for the kids :-)<br /><br />The train was a Breda from Milan, Italy, 1898, so I figured that I wouldn't have a contemporary camera anyway and opted for the 1969 Nikon F and a 24/2.8. Turns out, the train and carriages were actually still in service in 1938, when my Leica IIIa was made... Anyway, it was nice to enjoy the luxury of TTL metering, even though we only rode Third Class :-)<br /><br />First off, here's the train - obviously, the staff wore workwear and scarves to match.</p><div></div>
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