Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, George. I think I found my personal groove in several respects: 1. b/w film. I really, really like shooting with it. Irony is that on the last batch I got better results from the so-old-school-it's-practically-stone-age Efke than the super-duper TMAX. Go figure. 2. An AE camera, which lets me concentrate more on the image. Much as I love my M3 and VC meter combo, I've saved SO much time by avoiding the knob twiddle and settings. 3. Immersing myself in groups of people. I used to shoot more with 50s and 90s, now I'm getting closer using the 35 most of the time and have just fallen in love with the 28 3.5 discontinued VC. For those who still shoot film, I can't say enough good things about the R2a/R3a camera. Wish I got one ages ago. Sure, it doesn't match an M7 fit and finish (I know, at less than 1/7 the price), but it's extremely light (my neck feels SO much better after a day's shooting) and I don't have to worry about inadvertently roasting the shutter curtain (which once happened to one of my M cameras). Only downside to the Voigtlander R2a/R3a camera is that the shutter speed readout sometimes disappears (flares out) in very bright sunlight, and the rewind crank can be a pain in the butt when it decides to fold up in mid-rewind. I can always put my hand in front of the viewfinder (thanks, TA, for that suggestion!) if I need to see a shutter speed in bright light, and I've figured out how to rewind without the Murphy bed effect. Jim Shulman Bryn Mawr, PA Who is now contemplated getting film processing equipment for his new house.