[Leica] Leica User

[davidhhching1 at yahoo.com.sg (David Ching)]

For film, M3 and R8 with Leica (and Zeiss ZM lenses ) Also Contax G2, Nikon 
35Ti. Leica IIg, Contax 35, Pentax 645 N unused. Not tried "new" Speed 
Graflex 45. Plan to start scanning with my recently Epson V700. (Appreciate 
some advice here)

Digitally, my Fuji X Pro, Ricoh GXR and Olympus OMD . And Digilux 2 bodies. 
No M8/9 as waiting for M240 which finally gives a decent up-to-date LCD 
screen and the ability to mount R lenses. Picking up R lenses. (any 
offers?). Plan to sell one of my Digilux 2 (any offers?).

For travel, it's the GXR and OMD EM5 that I use 90% of my travels, the Ricoh 
most Leica-like quality despite its 12M pixel sensor. 12mm and Nokton with 
50/1.1Voightlander 75% of the travels for project documentation and 
portraits in low light. Less of a painful financial loss reckoning my SA21 M 
stolen is lesson enough. So no Leica lenses. 

Back at my home bases, the Leica glass: Nikon glass rules 35%:35% with the 
35/1.4 Fujinon on X Pro 1 the remaining 30%. Use the D800E for landscapes 
and Fuji S Pro 5 for portraits.

Itching to try out large format but the difficulty of getting the films (no 
color available at all!) deters me. No color films even for 4x5s! No LF 
Leica lenses here.

Finally have an adapter to use my Contax 645 lenses on my Nikons. About 
USD280 and totally worth it. No MF Leica glass again...too costly and doubt 
there are adapters for use other than S bodies. 

Best,

David Ching