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Subject: [Leica] OT: lens shutters suck
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:26:56 -0800
References: <80734B3E-B2A7-4B6A-B736-2CB611D8F3F9@frozenlight.eu> <CAF8hL-EGJMscfkhF32+wT=i3V8E_ft0o2UhGg9Mwg1RhE2PG6w@mail.gmail.com> <708ACBAB-AE95-448E-8CDB-89D7B5A0A7BE@frozenlight.eu> <CAF8hL-GsnNiP93HbDKHabbZvj+s6kdZpo9O4EpXmtjwFAcm+dw@mail.gmail.com> <923EEE5B-2915-4C50-9D9B-619F36D1263B@frozenlight.eu>

Then get one of those 500CM/501CW and some amazing Zeiss glass. You can get
a 500CM/ an A12 back, a WLF and a 80mm lens for ~$1000. More money for sure
but the quality will be so worth it.

Or get the Mamiya 6MF. Again for about ~$1000.


On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at 
frozenlight.eu>wrote:

> I don't like folders, and when I shoot MF weight is not an issue anyway. I
> am a big guy ;-)
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>
>
> YNWA
>
>
>
> On Nov 15, 2011, at 10:57 PM, Richard Man wrote:
>
> > Doesn't a Pentax 6x7 weighs twice as much as the Fuji 6x9? Totally
> > different kind of beast?
> >
> > May be one of those older 6x6 /6x7 folders? They are pretty cheap too.
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu
> >wrote:
> >
> >> It does entice me, but getting this kind of stuff back from the lab
> sucks.
> >> I think I will go for a Pentax 6x7 which is probably more reliable.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> nathan
> >>
> >> Nathan Wajsman
> >> Alicante, Spain
> >> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> >> http://www.greatpix.eu
> >> http://www.nathanfoto.com
> >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> >>
> >>
> >> YNWA
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Nov 15, 2011, at 10:45 PM, Richard Man wrote:
> >>
> >>> 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
> >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
> >>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
> >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> >>>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> YNWA
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>>
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