Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/29

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Subject: [Leica] new user
From: daniel at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:48:17 +0100
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Nice thing about the Neicaflexes is that they (the ones I buy) take
all the older lenses. The doodads might not work, but I like my Gossen
little pocket meter anyway, so I don't even use the internal
lightmeter. Just kind of fits the way I do things. Hard to break old
habits.



On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 9:30 AM, kyle cassidy on the lug
<leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, that thing. "If thy eye offends thee, pluck it out" and all. Ditto 
> with the program mode or whatever else one's camera does that you don't 
> like. you can strip it down to the aperture/shutter speed dials and 
> internal light meter if you want. And you can wait a day before reviewing 
> cards. All of this can be done "in camera" as they say.
>
>
>
> On Nov 29, 2010, at 12:59 AM, Daniel Ridings wrote:
>
>> Well, maybe not the viewfinder, but the screen :-)
>>
>> I forgot all about DSLR:s having an automatic preview. I've always
>> turned it off. Not much it tells you anyway, after the fact, other
>> than that the camera works.
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 12:37 AM, kyle cassidy on the lug
>> <leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> The less expensive alternative for digital being too exacting is to put 
>>> duct tape over the viewfinder. ?Just because it's there doesn't mean you 
>>> have to look.
>>>
>>> That said, whatever inspires you to new heights can be the right camera 
>>> -- especially if you hold yourself accountable to results.
>>>
>>> welcome to the lug!
>>>
>>> kyle
>>>
>>> On Nov 27, 2010, at 9:20 PM, robert wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>>
>>>> I recently put my DSLR away to foray into the world of Leica 
>>>> rangefinders. ?My M6 is the first film camera I've owned in about 8yrs 
>>>> and I'm hoping it will make photography interesting for me again. 
>>>> ?Digital is just so immediate and exacting - and getting a little 
>>>> boring.
>>>>
>>>> Imagine my surprise to find that supermarkets no longer develop film. 
>>>> ?So I've been going to Costco and trying out various mail order 
>>>> processors...
>
>
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In reply to: Message from pitbmail-lug at yahoo.com (robert) ([Leica] new user)
Message from leicaslacker at gmail.com (kyle cassidy on the lug) ([Leica] new user)
Message from daniel at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] new user)
Message from leicaslacker at gmail.com (kyle cassidy on the lug) ([Leica] new user)