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Subject: [Leica] OT: lens shutters suck
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:45:13 -0800
References: <80734B3E-B2A7-4B6A-B736-2CB611D8F3F9@frozenlight.eu>

Take a look at that large 6x9 negative.

It will take quite a bit of work to beat that even with a Leica M9, unless
you are doing the Paul thing.

Worth it? Only you can decide. I probably won't shoot with my -4T or M7
much ever again, but I am shooting more XPan than ever before. So if the
6x9 neg entices you...

On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at 
frozenlight.eu>wrote:

> Just got back 3 rolls of MF film from the lab in Barcelona, shot with my
> Fuji 6x9. Of the 24 pictures in total, 14 are blank frames. And no, I did
> not accidentally photograph the inside of my camera bag this many times,
> since I follow the standard Leica RF practice of not advancing the film
> before putting the camera in the bag. I guess the lens shutter is sticking,
> i.e. not opening about half the time. Given that I only paid $300 for this
> camera, the fact that it has turned into a paperweight is annoying but not
> devastating. But it does mean that I am on the lookout for a reliable 6x7
> or 6x9 MF outfit.
>
> Or I should just stop this film foolishness and get on with life in the
> 21st century.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
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>
>
> YNWA
>
>
>
>
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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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