leicas, rangefinders and such

[penrivers]

This is a marvel, Olympus XA. I am sorry for the blurry image.

Edited September 30, 2011 by penrivers

[penrivers]

Some old light meters. Still working.

[penrivers]

The only reason now I only use my Sonny cybershot 12 megas is that since then I skyped dark room, scanner and printers. Thats all, but I dont command very well this new technology and I feel confortable with olds cameras, but maybe is only question of practice and time.

[efftee]

Not the best for macro but perhaps for all else...

 

[Deirdre]

Well also not so great at extreme long lenses, but really good in the middle.

 

Yours is my camera's bigger brother.

[PhatMan]

leicaphotos,

 

Many thanks for making me aware of rangefinderforum.com

 

I use a 5 x 4 MPP MicroPress, a 2.25 x 3.25 SpeedGraphic and a Yashica Electro 35mm rangefinder from the 1960s'.

 

Have fun !

 

Best regards

 

Russ

[efftee]

Well also not so great at extreme long lenses, but really good in the middle.

 

Yours is my camera's bigger brother.

 

Too lazy to pull out Puts compendium but M lenses only go up to 135, no?

 

Thought about trading the 8 in for a 9? Your 35 Cron is like a whole new world on FF.

[Simon Templar]

Some old light meters. Still working.

 

 

 

I've a Weston Master II nearly identical to yours....except mine has the Weston brown leather case. It worked reliably (and accurately) until one morning in November of 2003 when it finally turned up compleatly dead. A pity as it was probably the best of all my handheld meters new or vintage.

 

Also have a nice Leica IIIa to go with it when I'm feeling particularly retro.

 

 

 

 

...sT

[Dolganoff]

This is a marvel, Olympus XA. I am sorry for the blurry image.

 

XA is one of my favorite cameras too, have one right now with me in my shoulder bag

 

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2782/4180144746_fd10dfc33d_z.jpg

[Deirdre]

Too lazy to pull out Puts compendium but M lenses only go up to 135, no?

 

Thought about trading the 8 in for a 9? Your 35 Cron is like a whole new world on FF.

 

Not in a financial position for a 9 at the moment, but I sold the 35 cron. I'd get a newer one when I got the 9.

[JefferyS]

I'll never be able to justify a 9. I had major problems with the 8. I never thought that Leica would send me back to Japanese SLRs, but they did.

[penrivers]

Nice picture Dolganoff. I have some too in the same mood, let me tell you the carpentry of this, as you must guess it was in the sunny evening , to the west the sun was falling and I hiden it behind the lamp, this is the result, an nocturnal moonshine over the water and the damp curtain.

Edited October 5, 2011 by penrivers

[penrivers]

You are right Simon templar, the weston is a very accurate lighmeter but with the years the numbers appear more small even with glasses, so I prefer the Gossen color finder, very simple, you just set the asa in the knob then turn the knob so the arrows cross and coincide and thats all for aperture and speed. Btw The Gossen is the white in the left.

Edited October 5, 2011 by penrivers

[jmooney]

I've sold my II and my CM so I'm currently sans Red Dotted Cameras but I'm having a load of fun with my new-to-me Nikon FE:

 

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6213027426_995791d5dc_b.jpg

IMG_1165 by jmooney776, on Flickr

 

 

 

I'm also assembling a 4x5 kit to finally, after many a false start, enter the world of the magical sheets-o-film.

[mholve]

Sorry to resurrect this ol' thread, but if any FPNers are into the "Leica thing" I started a website nearly a year ago that's been really ramping up and thought I'd share it with the group... Stop by, check it out, say hello.

 

We've got a bunch of unique articles, lens and other reviews, a forum for all things Leica (and then some) plus links to other great sites.

 

La Vida Leica!

[basterma]

Fed 5-C is as close as I have gotten to a Leica...

[Rick Krantz]

I was a lurker on RFF some time back. I was an avid collector of pre WWII Contax rangefinders. Unfortunately, I managed to drift away, and kept only one, a nice Contax I ( I think an f? ) in black. I recently picked up a nice Minolta (canon rf copy) model e ? (circa 1952) and I have several early Nikon f's, bunch of black body spotmatics, etc... I loved to shoot film, but honestly, someone needs to develop a digital insert to convert these old cameras.

[mholve]

Ahh, a Fed. They have their own following... Fun cameras.

 

Nice, Rick. Years ago, someone was actually "developing" a drop-in digital sensor in the shape of a 35mm can. Sadly, it never made it into production and was essentially vaporware. I agree, that would be pretty cool. Maybe as technology continues to advance we'll see such a product some day. That's the hope, anyway... No biggie if not - I like film.

[garnet]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5545365127_13fd8ef427_b.jpg

Tesla Girls by Deirdre Saoirse Moen, on Flickr

 

I came here because I think rangefinders are the epitome of cameras and require true skill to produce good pictures, which they do consistently. The Teslas attracted me because I work for Lotus in good old England. They don't make them anymore! Such a shame as they are quite some car.

 

 

[Pincel]

Hi Leica/RF fans!

 

I'm a lurker in RFF and I post sometimes. My RFF name is "Celia", that's Leica re-arranged! I also go undercover at LUF as "Alice MacRae." Again, a play on LEICA CAMERA. I have not taken the dive into the digital side. I still use my M6 Classic with: 35/2.0v4 "bokeh king" Cron, 50/2.0 Cron and 90/2.8 T-E.

 

Kinda hard to do macro photography of pens with a Leica RF, isn't it?

 

Cheers,

Ben R