Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The principal challenges with that old gear typically are: - mastering film loading (a PITA with LTM). - taking exposure readings with a separate lightmeter and then re-setting the lens aperture and camera shutter speed (after winding the film, of course, never before film wind) for shots in changing light. - checking focus in the rangefinder half of the eyepiece before re-framing in the frameline-less viewfinder half of window. Focus accuracy with a fast 50mm is pretty critical. - pulling out the collapsible lens before shooting anything. A collapsed 50mm just won't work right. Emanuel (who is happy they invented the M camera)