I love my MP

[rainer_p]

....chris when i use my M7 in a-mode i just meter wherever i like, memorize it and go back to the subject in a wink of an eye.
sorry martin but you see, even in a-mode one has to know how to estimate the right light

(....here i go back on my school bank, learning)

[martin]

Originally Posted by rainer_p

sorry martin but you see, even in a-mode one has to know how to estimate the right light

(....here i go back on my school bank, learning)

yes of course,
with every camera you have to know what you do.
Even with my wallbanger, an oldfashioned F5, you have to take the perfect spot to meter,
it would be nice to meter a deep black road...he he :-).

But I think if you take a camera without any kind of automatic you are tasked to know what you do in every situation of live.
You may want to mary your girlfriend, so the 3D matrix of the F5 looks in her database a nd say: "yes it's ok",

but asking your MP, she can not tell you anything, because there is no database to look in,
so you may say: no, it's not yet the right moment and you can go on shooting all the beautifull girls in street.

[rob_x2004]

Originally Posted by rainer_p

....i just meter wherever i like, memorize it and go back to the subject...

All good and well, but, its the mix of things that counts. Who is to say that that perfect 'exposure' is going to yeild you the shutter speed you want or need with the f/stop you want or need.

I guess in digital you just slide the iso about a bit. And those times you want to reduce the frame to black with a silhouette or an interesting subject or deal with curly lighting situations? By the time you think the auto exposure thing through you might just as well have set the thing for yourself.

Anyway, dunno, only just working things out. But I lost an awful lot of frames to 'correct exposure' bull.

[rainer_p]

....works fine for me

[meatboy]

Rainer, there are some very nice work on your website. I enjoyed the images.

Tim

[frc]

I copy Tim.

[philipotto]

Such a handsome camera.

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[R.Morrison]

Is the creative blurring intended to disguise the fact that it's an M6? Not to worry, they are all handsome though perhaps the M5 had a look only a mother could love.
Photo number two is certainly an angle no one has thought of to this point.

Yours,
Robert Morrison, M4-P, etc. (you know, the other MP)

[lambroving]

Originally Posted by R.Morrison

Is the creative blurring intended to disguise the fact that it's an M6? Not to worry, they are all handsome though perhaps the M5 had a look only a mother could love.

This mother loves his M5 , best of my M's for a 50. Possibly the best meter too. And no..., I don't have large hands. M5 (1972) with 50/f1.4 ASPH

[meatboy]

After a hard day taking photographs I need a coffee to help with my creativity.

Thats a homebrew decaf soy moccachino next to my MP

Camera and lens by Leica, cup by Ikea

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Enjoy.

Tim

[frc]

Been working on a documentary all afternoon and all evening, went to bed late, first thing I came across this morning was the MP, still on the kitchen table.
Second, my grogginess, couldn't think of what to do about that.
Tim, you're a great help, your picture inspires me.
COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanx man,

Fr.

[earleygallery]

Here's my MP, same camera no battery

The 35mm Skopar arrived this morning, want to get out now and shoot a roll with it. I listened to Sean Reid who said he prefers this version. I use a 25mm Skopar on the lllf and it gives excellent results.

I bought the M2 specifically to use with a 35 lens. The Summicron will have to wait unfortunately.

[R.Morrison]

James:

You are going to love that lens. It is the lens that finds its way onto my M4-P most often. It is a trifle soft but comes into it's own about f5.6.

Yours,
Robert Morrison, M4-P, etc. (you know, the other MP)

[echorec]

Originally Posted by lambroving

This mother loves his M5 , best of my M's for a 50. Possibly the best meter too. And no..., I don't have large hands.

I love my M5 too. At first I thought it was too big and ugly but I have learned to love it.

[rob_x2004]

Thats what an M should wind up looking like Gunnar. You do it all yourself?

[visiondr]

She's mine, all mine I tell you!!!.... (grins with maniacal laughter)

[echorec]

Originally Posted by rob_x2004

Thats what an M should wind up looking like Gunnar. You do it all yourself?

The previous owner did most of it.

[R.Morrison]

Gunnar:

Every mark, scratch and abrasion is a badge of honour.

Yours,
Robert Morrison, M4-P, etc. (you know, the other MP)

[earleygallery]

Originally Posted by R.Morrison

James:

You are going to love that lens. It is the lens that finds its way onto my M4-P most often. It is a trifle soft but comes into it's own about f5.6.

Yours,
Robert Morrison, M4-P, etc. (you know, the other MP)

Robert,

I'm told it will give similar results to previous versions of the Summicron? The other options I had were a VC Ultron (much larger), Summaron f3.5 (wanted something faster) and Summaron 2.8 with goggles (didn't want goggles).

I'd have preferred a chrome version but bid for this on e bay, and then of course saw a chrome one in a shop that I'd checked a few days before. I expected to get out bid and nearly ended up with both!

These lenses are so compact and light, and very well made. For the price you can't go wrong. Its a shame that Voigtlander are discontinuing many of the screw thread lenses. I'm looking forward to seeing the results, hopefully I won't be disappointed!

[R.Morrison]

James:
The VC 35 COLOR-SCOPAR is no dog and some day when I get a round tuit I'll post some pics to make my point. Please do the same.
I like it better than the pancake version even though the pancake is an M mount. I have both but only use the pancake when I want to carry the camera in my pocket.
What I like about most of the VC lenses is that they are no bigger than a shot glass and intrude minimally in the viewfinder. My favourite in this respect is the COLOR-SKOPAR 28 which is even shorter than the 25. It is a little slow at f3.5 maximum aperture but this in turn allows reasonable DOF and, using 1/15th sec. I've taken good night shots.
I hope Voigtlaender, if they are going to discontinue these lenses, replace them with M mount lenses no larger than the screw-mount lenses. This is exactly what they did with the pancake lens, there being MK 1 and MK 2 versions.
I use the VC lenses not so much for price considerations but because the ZM and certain of the Leica lenses are too large (generally faster though).

Yours,
Robert Morrison, M4-P, etc. (you know, the other MP).