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    • guillaumeG
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      thanks,ill look into golden touch, never heard of it before though. the only real place i know of around my area is nippon and they are a bunch of rip offs. cost me a close to a new pair of iron heart jeans last time to get my last camera fixed. but now i seem to have a problem with my m6. the lightmeter does not seem to work. usually i would not care but it is my night time camera for a project that im doing and the environment im in doesnt really give me a good sense of light if that makes any sense

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      • jimmyJ
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        @guillaume:

        cost me a close to a new pair of iron heart jeans last time to get my last camera fixed.

        i love that. going to try and work that line in somewhere next time. "that sh#t cost me as much as a pair of IH"

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        • GilesG
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          @jimmy:

          @guillaume:

          cost me a close to a new pair of iron heart jeans last time to get my last camera fixed.

          i love that. going to try and work that line in somewhere next time. "that sh#t cost me as much as a pair of IH"

          Me too.  The new Iron Heart standard of fiscal expense….............

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            I hear ya Guillaume. Of course you know anything to do with Leica is not gonna be cheap - it's like driving an Aston Martin, just changing the oil is expensive.

            Call up Sherry and tell her what's going on and she'll quote you a price. Good luck.

            Now, all that said, of course you've tried a fresh battery in the M6…

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              Glad there are other people here using film. What's the best place to buy it in NYC? Flying there on Thursday and don't want to take a bunch through the xray machines.

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                A native can probably give you a better answer but as an outsider I'd guess BH Photo would have all you need.

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                • guillaumeG
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                  @shutoko:

                  Glad there are other people here using film. What's the best place to buy it in NYC? Flying there on Thursday and don't want to take a bunch through the xray machines.

                  It depends, if you want to be treated like cattle go to B&H. But if you go to K&M and say B&H sells it for cheaper you will get it at that price. Plus we actually try to help our customers out, everyone there has a interest in art/photography or is a student in that field major so we all know our stuff when it comes down to it. B&H, "What do you want? Ok, Here your ticket go to that line. Next"

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                  • guillaumeG
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                    @jacoavlu:

                    I hear ya Guillaume. Of course you know anything to do with Leica is not gonna be cheap - it's like driving an Aston Martin, just changing the oil is expensive.

                    Call up Sherry and tell her what's going on and she'll quote you a price. Good luck.

                    Now, all that said, of course you've tried a fresh battery in the M6…

                    of course, i feel that it has something to do with the shutter release. the m6 light meter responds to that when press down ever so slightly. i believe something is wrong there.

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                      6 hrs in a darkroom

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                        Nice pictures man! How's your nose doing from all those chemicals? Haha!

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                        • FOXYF
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                          On a related topic: any opinions in regards to Leica X-1?
                          (Was playing around with it in the stores today…)

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                            Nice pictures man! How's your nose doing from all those chemicals? Haha!

                            Didn't bother me any but my wife said I stink… She has a nose like a bloodhound though.

                            @FOXY:

                            On a related topic: any opinions in regards to Leica X-1?
                            (Was playing around with it in the stores today…)

                            Seems highly overpriced for what you actually get. From what I can tell other cameras with similar form and features are less than half the price.

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                              @FOXY:

                              On a related topic: any opinions in regards to Leica X-1?
                              (Was playing around with it in the stores today…)

                              I'm really a Leica-man myself, but didn't like the X1 at all. I tried it briefly, a guy who bought my M8 was offering it to me as a trade. Instead I went for the Ricoh GXR and couldn't be happier with it.

                              http://havaintoja.tumblr.com/

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                                The Leica P&S cameras are pretty much rebadged Panasonics. As such, you pay a premium for the red dot.

                                Ricoh makes great compacts.

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                                • FOXYF
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                                  @loghill:

                                  @FOXY:

                                  On a related topic: any opinions in regards to Leica X-1?
                                  (Was playing around with it in the stores today…)

                                  I'm really a Leica-man myself, but didn't like the X1 at all. I tried it briefly, a guy who bought my M8 was offering it to me as a trade. Instead I went for the Ricoh GXR and couldn't be happier with it.

                                  will look into this - sounds promising.

                                  (I used to be a Rollei-man back in the day until my Rollei 35 broke and I gave up. now, I am at the point where I want to pick it up again - could/should get my Rollei's fixed and look into digital a bit more seriously, but a Leica M8 or M9 is way too much…)

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                                  • FOXYF
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                                    @jacoavlu:

                                    The Leica P&S cameras are pretty much rebadged Panasonics. As such, you pay a premium for the red dot.

                                    Ricoh makes great compacts.

                                    are you sure about X-1 being a rebadged Panasonics?
                                    (regarding Leica D-Lux and V-Lux 20 you should be right…)

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                                    • dizcoD
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                                      @FOXY:

                                      @jacoavlu:

                                      The Leica P&S cameras are pretty much rebadged Panasonics. As such, you pay a premium for the red dot.

                                      Ricoh makes great compacts.

                                      are you sure about X-1 being a rebadged Panasonics?
                                      (regarding Leica D-Lux and V-Lux 20 you should be right…)

                                      nope, X1 is made in germany and it's 100% leica's design (AFAIK)

                                      it's not a jeans, it's an iron heart

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                                        The X1 may not have a Pana counterpart. I haven't looked into it I'm sure it's a nice camera, just as the Leica/Pana cameras are nice too - I own one.

                                        I just wouldn't put too much value on the Leica name when it comes to a digital (non-M mount) camera.

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                                          @FOXY:

                                          @jacoavlu:

                                          The Leica P&S cameras are pretty much rebadged Panasonics. As such, you pay a premium for the red dot.

                                          Ricoh makes great compacts.

                                          are you sure about X-1 being a rebadged Panasonics?
                                          (regarding Leica D-Lux and V-Lux 20 you should be right…)

                                          nope, X1 is made in germany and it's 100% leica's design (AFAIK)

                                          The sensor at least is made by Sony.

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                                            @shutoko:

                                            @dizco:

                                            @FOXY:

                                            @jacoavlu:

                                            The Leica P&S cameras are pretty much rebadged Panasonics. As such, you pay a premium for the red dot.

                                            Ricoh makes great compacts.

                                            are you sure about X-1 being a rebadged Panasonics?
                                            (regarding Leica D-Lux and V-Lux 20 you should be right…)

                                            nope, X1 is made in germany and it's 100% leica's design (AFAIK)

                                            The sensor at least is made by Sony.

                                            Yes, and the M8 and M9 use Kodak sensors. It would be impossible to such a small manufacturer to put out their own sensors.

                                            X1 is indeed a real Leica, made in Germany. But still not worth the money, I think.

                                            http://havaintoja.tumblr.com/

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