Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: > http://messenger.msn.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html