gollum Posted February 21, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 21, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) My first rangefinder arrived Friday an M4-P, I felt I had to try one for myself to see if I could live with this type of camera, before investing too much in this type of system. As a mature student on a BA comptemporary photographic degree, I have had the opportunity to try my hand with most of the different formats and camera's except a rangefinder, so I thought I would invest in one and live with it for a while. half of Magnum can't be wrong! Any tips or thoughts would be welcomed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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earleygallery Posted February 21, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 21, 2010 Welcome to the forum. Difficult to give any tips as such without knowing what issues you have, if any, but I'd say just get out and use it, then come back for advice if needed. I guess I could advise you to stick with one lens for the time being and get used to 'seeing' with it. Which lens/es have you got? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gollum Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted February 21, 2010 No leica glass yet, so have gone with a Voigtlander 21mm f4 Colour Skopar and a Voigtlander 50mm f2.5 Colour Skopar to get me started. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubenkok Posted February 22, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 22, 2010 Hi Gollum, Welcome to the forum, looking forward to see your pictures here ! All the best Ruben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted February 22, 2010 Share #5 Posted February 22, 2010 You probably need to down load the user manual/instruction book for the M4-P available on the web, if it did not come with one. For example the manual says that the film loading diagram on the baseplate is only for cold weather when the film might shatter... in normal warm environments take the film through the tripod fingers. The problem is shards of film can damage the shutter... Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gollum Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share #6 Posted February 22, 2010 Thanks guys, yep Ruban as soon as I have something to upload I will, Noel, fortunately It came boxed with all documentation so I have the original manual Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandro Posted February 22, 2010 Share #7 Posted February 22, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) What kind of light meter will you be using? Do you have a hand-held meter, or do you prefer a clip-on like the Leicameter MR or the VC meter? I usually use the Leicameter MR, which works fine for most regular work. You can use the frame-selector to help: the MR-meter covers the area you can see with a 90 mm lens. Take a little time to get used to the feeling of the camera and avoid to load the film in a hurry for a while. I love the M4-P, it's a great camera. Have fun with it! Lex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPJMP Posted February 23, 2010 Share #8 Posted February 23, 2010 Gollum, Welcome to Leica! Before long, you will be fondling your M4-P in the dark and muttering "my precious," much like that other Gollum and his ring. Regards, Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gollum Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted February 23, 2010 I have a Sekonic, which take care of things for now Lex, Mike it already has its own bag to segregate it from my Nikon stuff! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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