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Shots of Amsterdam, with Leica ME & 50mm Summilux.

Sorry, beim ersten Mal hatte ich die Bilder in zwei Beiträgen hochgeladen … Sharif

House in Roermond, Netherlands, near the harbour House in Roermond Shot with the mighty Leica C

Hi from the Netherlands! I was using Nikon d70s for 10 years along with my dear Pentax K1000 with 50mm f/1.8 lens. I was in Cuba for 3 weeks with d70s and pretty much happy with it. But the mirror sound started to bother me since it ruined quite a few moments. Also carrying it under 35℃ was not the best thing. So I started to look for other DSLRs like Canon 6D and Nikon D750. A friend of mine recommend Fuji X100T. With the addition of Fuji, it become a total mess in my mind. I read and watched almost all the reviews that I can find. This continued for a month. Then suddenly, I realised that I can look for a second hand M6 for the similar prices. I was not already very happy with the digital (I have no rush to see my photos). Its size, weight and quietness was perfect for me. I found an excellent condition black M6 and a mint condition Summarit 35mm f/2.5 on Ebay. Everything happened in just 4 hours. I knew there was something wrong with the other options (Canon, Nikon, Fuji) because I don't think on buying something that much. And the best thing was it arrived on my birthday Now I am still with the test roll (Kodak Tri-X 400). Today I will send it to a local lab for the development and scanning. I hope light meter and rangefinder works well and do not require CLA. By the way, I wonder if there is any pro lab in the Netherlands (I live in Groningen) that you guys are very happy with the quality of the results. I used HEMA service before, but I am not happy with their color process (bw is more reasonable) Thanks in advance! Oh here some photos of my M6 classic:

Hey guys, It's been a while since I have held a meeting, so I think it is time for a new one to meet up again, have talks and drinks, with a nice walk through Rotterdam. I recently moved here, and am happy to invite you guys to Rotterdam, and receive you guys at my apartment as a starting point. There isn't a real plan yet, but once I know people are interested again I will start making plans for the day. It is also possible for people to hire a hotel room through me in my building. This might be of interest for people coming from a little further. It's quite cheap at only about 70 euros per room per night. (The rooms are really nice!) (P.S. I'm not affiliated or making any money on this!) Let me know if you are interested, and send this thread to others that you think might be interested! Once we've got some people interested we will be looking for dates! Jip