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<p>My current 35 Cron ASPH plus a 75 Cron ASPH. It'll never happen - I have to be happy with my C-V 75 and 90 Elmar-C.</p>

<p>I know why I quit coming here - the constant rudeness, nastiness and bickering. In my opinion it finally drove everyone away.</p>

<p>I hope this is the beginning of some real moderation activity in the Leica forum. It's been so poisonous here that I've generally stayed away and have given no thought to contributing financially. Maybe things are changing.</p>

<p>Very typical to my experience.</p>

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<p>I guess, don't twist camera.</p>

 

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<p>"Doctor, Doctor - it hurts when I do this!" :)</p>

<p>Can you provide a tutorial?</p>

<p>James, Google images for the term. Hard to describe.</p>

<p>That 15-35 zoom finder is bizarre! Almost Steampunk in appearance.</p>

<p>Stefan, I agree - the Classic forum may be a better fit at this point.</p>

<p>It seems like chalk and cheese to me. IMO each deserves its own forum - OM discussion intermingled with Panasonic discussion is bizarre. </p>

<p>Great info, thanks all! </p>

<p>It sounds like it might be best to get a 35 for now and also keep an eye out for a reasonable 40; I can then compare them, keep the one I prefer and possibly sell the other.</p>

<p>I wasn't worried about filling this gap because my Oly gear has always been an adjunct to my Leica M stuff, but I now think I'd like to slowly develop a complete OM system that can stand on its own merit.</p>

<p>Again, thanks!</p>

<p>I've been using my little OM kit again (OM1n, OM2n, 24/2.8, 135/3.5 and a 50/1.8 body cap).</p>

<p>I'm no fan of 50s, and would like to get either a 35 or a 40 for a normal. I had a 35/2 many years ago, but remember nothing about it.</p>

<p>Which would give me better wide open performance?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Philip, I find my OM1n and/or OM2n make a great combination with my usual M6 kit.<br /><br />I frequently carry an OM2n with a 24/2.8 mounted, and often keep a 135/3.5 in the bag too. It complements my usual M6/35/75 kit nicely and makes for a pleasant two body - four lens kit.<br /><br />I've tried to learn to love a 28 on my .72 M6, but I think an SLR does wides and teles better than the RF.</p>

<p>When you say "horizontally" do you mean a horizontal line is doubled one above the other, or that a vertical line is doubled at infinity (horizontal displacement)?</p>

<p>I don't know the answer to this... but does the M6 meter circuit have fewer integrated components than the MP? I know some older SLRs are easier to repair than newer because they use more small discrete components rather than fewer custom integrated ones. </p>

<p>I exclusively shoot my 80-200/2.8 on a monopod, sometimes with a 1.4x. I have no sharpness issues like you're seeing.<br>

Does that lens have a tripod mount, or are you mounting the monopod on the body?<br>

Sympathetic vibration, maybe?</p>

<p>Caps for his bubble level, maybe? From his profile:<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/5720827-lg.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="399" /><br>

<a href="http://www.photo.net/photo/5720827">http://www.photo.net/photo/5720827</a></p>

<p>Andrea, does the Plasti Dip you bought have a label stating ingredients? If it does, you should be able to determine a solvent you can use to cut it.</p>

<p>Andrew, I'm really liking my new Bare Bones Bag for the same application as yours. The size is just right for an everyday carry. It has that same ability to mold to your hip as did traditional Leica bags, but it's smaller. They're made by Courierware for Stephen Schaub.<br>

Mine is loaded with a Rapidwinder-equipped M6 with mounted 35 Cron ASPH and hood, a 90 Elmar-C, my Digiflash, five or six rolls of film, cleaning supplies and a book - and I haven't even started to fill the outside pockets. Plus, there's still easy room inside the bag for another lens.<br>

This bag is worth considering!<br>

<a href="http://figitalrevolution.com/bare-bones-bag-camera-bag-leica-lomo-lca-zeiss-rangefinder/">http://figitalrevolution.com/bare-bones-bag-camera-bag-leica-lomo-lca-zeiss-rangefinder/</a></p>

<p>Hansen, I know the converted lens requires stop down metering, but is the aperture totally manual after the conversion?</p>

<p>PC B, in fairness to Sarah - your post was more than a bit dickish.<br>

Sarah, get thee to a repair shop.</p>

<p>Doug, Vivek - doesn't the 35/1.4 vignette that much at f/1.4 on film?</p>

<p>Francisco, ouch.<br /><br />I taped my Nikons for years, but only the trademarks.  It started in the late 70s when I was on staff for a local paper.  People would regularly stick their head in front of me while I was shooting HS sports to see what kind of camera I was using.  A staffer from one of the dailies showed me the tape trick which greatly decreased the number of lookyloos.<br /><br />I have a small 1/4" x 3/4" piece of plastic electrical tape over the big white "M6".  And I had Don install a black dot at my last CLA because, well - I like it.  That's all.<br>

<br />Is that a crime? </p>

I've been using the Sanyo Eneloop charger and batteries in my D300 with no problems. Costco has 'em cheap if you're in the US or Canada.