Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Introduction and rangefinder flare
From: Darrell Jennings <darrell_jennings@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 12:35:32 -0700 (PDT)

Daniel, fabulous stuff. The Thomas House has some
shots that are just spectacular.  You have a real
sense of what to put in the background and just how
out of focus to make it.  Well done! 

- --- Daniel Ridings <dlridings@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I've done my lurking ... doesn't take long to hang
> around and read a couple 
> hundred messages before joining up.
> 
> Some pictures: http://geocities.com/daniel_ridings
> 
> Almost all have been taken with Leicas; the square
> ones, with a Rolleicord.
> 
> At the moment I'm waiting for my M3 to come back
> from Solms. I sent it down 
> last summer after dropping it ... something I do
> alot. They suggested 
> various things as long as it was there, a new
> rangefinder, among other 
> things.
> 
> I haven't been able to use it all year. Basically it
> flares up if there's 
> enough light to take a picture with a source
> somewhere in front of the 
> camera rather than behind.
> 
> They put a 35mm frame in the M3. I've always
> wondered if I wanted one. I 
> have an M4 for that lens. Now I know. I don't want
> it. The old rule "if you 
> can see it through the finder, then it's 35mm" is
> pretty much true. If you 
> wear glasses, you won't see it.
> 
> Anyway, they apologized and are now fixing it up.
> With a little luck I'll 
> get my old rangefinder back.
> 
> I read the threads about RF flare trying to figure
> out why. I've never had 
> this problem before (and have been using the cameras
> for a little over 30 
> years). Pity, it was my favorite, the M3, but after
> that, I didn't even use 
> it anymore.
> 
> Daniel Ridings
> Göteborg, Sweden
> 
> 
>
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