Photograph and Camera talk
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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.
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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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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Nice pictures man! How's your nose doing from all those chemicals? Haha!
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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.
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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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.
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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…)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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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)
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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.
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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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.
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Understood.
What's that saying, if your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough?
When I said tele, suppose I should have said candid portrait.
Love the bokeh the 85/2 can make, love it with my kids, not too tight but don't have to be in their face. And the lens is very compact, not much bigger than a 50 Summicron.
The combo of an M + 35mm and SLR + 85mm handles everything.
