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Hi, Thanks for your answer ! I'm going to buy this filter --> "B+W filtre UV Haze XS-Pro 010 Nano 43mm" But what do you mean by “One solution would be to buy a screw-in vented hood on fleabay” Do you have an reference of this "Screw-in vented hood" ? And this kind of hood will fit my B+W filter ?

Hello folks, I just found and buy the lens that I wanted since a while a beautifull Summilux 50 1.4 Pre-ASPH 1964. I got the lend hood 12521G but no filter.... I search on ebay and found the famous E43 Leitz filter but the price is quite infamous.... So I'm wondering which other option can I have ? Do you know if an B+W or Heliopan filter (43mm) can be adapted on this lens ? I read somewhere that using a non leica filter will dammage the lens... So my question does the (very expensive) Leitz E43 is the only option for this lens ? Many thanks in advance for your help on this. Cheers, Urban

Thanks...Thanks...for all your advised ! @BWA If I'm thinking about Cuba...I'm thinking "Color"...but your Cuba B&W pictures touch me I'm blow up....thank you for those pictures.... Now back to my original question....I think that today you conviced me to take the "Monochrome" journey... ..........We only live once, but once is enough if we do it right (Gary Ryan Blair)............

Hi, First of all thank you all for your answer it confirm what I had in my head... Meaning that ok for films but for an "end to end" workflow ... And as it has being said...why scanning a negative (that will reduce the quality of the file) when I can have a better file with digital...at least with the "MM" in my case. The only point that I have to accept myself is buying something 6.8K today and that in 5 years this "High Tech" camera will be for the bin....compare to a film camera that in 20 years will still work..... But I know that nowadays it is for everything...(Cars, PC, Tablet, Iphone etc...)..what's you buy today will be worth nothing tomorrow...but that's another point

Hello Folks, I have a difficult choices to make myself and I would like your thought… I have the opportunity to buy a Leica Monochrome or an Leica MP. And I can't make the decision L I’m in love with “Black&White” photography, I like the renditions of films….and I’m a bit afraid that with the “Monochrome” I could lose this little thing that I feel when I look a “Film print”. But on the other way my workflow will not be optimal neither with the “MP”, I mean I will never do the “end to end” myself meaning that I will send my films to be develop then I could scan myself (need to find a good scanner but don’t want to spend 1000 euros for a Coolscan that can failed tomorrow and can’t be repaired….and the other scanner brand like plustek are not really famous….) or ask the shop to do the scanning for me then finalize the scan in Lightroom…. With the “Monochrome” this workflow could be simplify to “Take the picture and finalize it in Ligtroom…” But what about the final result of the “Monochrome”….? Does some of you have both “cam’s” and can tell me which one they prefer ? Also in 10 years the “MP” will continue to take picture as today (depending if the films will still exist in 10 years…) but what about the “Monochrome” in 10 years……? Any thought from you guys will be really appreciate. Urban.

Wonderfull pictures your B&W process is awesome !!!!

After reading a lot on the "M8" and almost everything else when I see what wonderfull picture the "M8" could deliver.. I decide to go for the "M8" Thanks all for your comments !

Yes I have an Nokton 40 1.4

Hello, I was looking for an digital "M8" And Somebody propose me the following deal : My Leica M6 + Voigtlander 35 1.4 + A scanner Plustesk 7400 for his "M8" mint condition (as a new one) 2000 actuations (with complete box, paper etc...) + 1 extra Leica battery. "He" try the digital but want to go back to film and me I'm tempting by the "M8" digital. What do you think is it a good deal ? Kind regards