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Escribano

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Camera porn. So I got a Leica... 
... a baby one, designed by Leitz in Germany and made in Japan by Minolta. A beautifully compact 1970s rangefinder. I stuck a new Carl Zeiss lens on the front.

In guitar terms, this is like buying a 1973 Gibson Melody Maker with new and expensive humbuckers. This is a little street machine.

Now my camera purchases must stop (for a while).



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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Feb. 5 2011 19:08:47
 
edguerin

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RE: Camera porn. So I got a Leica... (in reply to Escribano) 
drool!

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ricecrackerphoto

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RE: Camera porn. So I got a Leica... (in reply to Escribano) 
YES! That is a beaut.

Let the gear obsession begin!

I just love the look of that 50mm f2.0. How are the ergonomics on that focusing ring? Some people have complained about the ring on the 85mm f.14 but I think it's fine.

Very inspiring what you've been doing recently.

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Escribano

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RE: Camera porn. So I got a Leica... (in reply to ricecrackerphoto) 
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I just love the look of that 50mm f2.0. How are the ergonomics on that focusing ring? Some people have complained about the ring on the 85mm f.14 but I think it's fine.


No problem for me - the aperture ring is a little fiddly sometimes but nothing too difficult. It is a sharp lens for sure.

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Very inspiring what you've been doing recently.
Well, I am little obsessed at the moment but I am sure I will calm down one day. When I have my blog up (called scenista.com) I hope you will stop by and contribute some wisdom.



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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Feb. 6 2011 14:18:08
 
Anders Eliasson

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RE: Camera porn. So I got a Leica... (in reply to Escribano) 
Aha, so now you´re into fixed photografy...... Good stuff.. And a sweet little machine it is. how old is the body?

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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Feb. 6 2011 18:57:13
 
Escribano

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RE: Camera porn. So I got a Leica... (in reply to Anders Eliasson) 
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Aha, so now you´re into fixed photografy...... Good stuff.. And a sweet little machine it is. how old is the body?


It was made between 1973 and 1976 - haven't tracked the serial number yet.

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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Feb. 7 2011 0:19:44
 
Anders Eliasson

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RE: Camera porn. So I got a Leica... (in reply to Escribano) 
Simon, Havent you heard of digital cameras? Or are you retro freaking? With red light bulbs and sniffing strange liquid chemicals? Having fun making black and white photos of elderly woman and rainy days...... te te te....

I like that photo.

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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Feb. 7 2011 11:35:32
 
Anders Eliasson

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RE: Camera porn. So I got a Leica... (in reply to Escribano) 
And here you have something completely different and totally digital.



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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Feb. 7 2011 11:41:01
 
Richard Jernigan

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RE: Camera porn. So I got a Leica... (in reply to Anders Eliasson) 
What? Digital photos are OK here?



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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Feb. 7 2011 17:08:57
 
Escribano

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RE: Camera porn. So I got a Leica... (in reply to Anders Eliasson) 
Sometimes, the old ways are best for certain things - you know that right?

If it's not a Leica and not film, you'll have to start your own thread. Ahh, I stink of fixer this evening, takes me way back.

I am not using a darkroom Anders. I am scanning developed negatives, much easier and no big bits of paper to store somewhere.

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  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Feb. 7 2011 17:53:49
 
Anders Eliasson

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RE: Camera porn. So I got a Leica... (in reply to Escribano) 
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I am not using a darkroom Anders. I am scanning developed negatives, much easier and no big bits of paper to store somewhere.


Ahhh, so you are only a semiretro freak.

How is it with quality now? Some 5 years ago, it was considered that you got the best quality photos by using develloped negatives and that special little negative scanner. I have a feeling that digital has improved quite a bit since then, but is it still behind?

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