Sixstring Posted April 27, 2010 Share #1 Posted April 27, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Leica M3 - 50 Summicron - Sunny 16 rule. I love the .92 view finder and the simplicity of the camera. So far, a keeper. Cron is a pearl! Wish I'd knew how to make perfect scans... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119522-my-first-steps-with-a-leica-m-m3/?do=findComment&comment=1307139'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 27, 2010 Posted April 27, 2010 Hi Sixstring, Take a look here My first steps with a Leica M (M3). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
FiZZ Posted April 27, 2010 Share #2 Posted April 27, 2010 I don't know what you're complaining about. That's an effin' gorgeous picture... Is it a single or a double stroke M3? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth3kpl Posted April 27, 2010 Share #3 Posted April 27, 2010 Excellent! Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted April 27, 2010 Share #4 Posted April 27, 2010 The best scanning films are C41 types like XP2 for monochrome and the current Kodak Ektar and Portra. Traditional black and white is Tri X best, Plus X is among the worst of all films. The best scanning will be any film at 1/2 box speed and developed to print on #2 paper with a condenser enlarger. You will also marvel at the prints. For me that is EI 200, 6.5 min in D76 1:1. 68 deg Agitation 30 sec and then 5 sec every 30 sec. Do not be gentle. The key is low contrast no matter what you use. No matter the film, 1/2 box speed is .80 X normal developing time for a condensor enlarger. Diffusion times are longer so there is a mismatch and you can not satisy both. .8x gets you very close. Some will say it does not matter to reduce time, but it does. Scanners do not handle density well. Scan so you do not clip either shadows or highlights and do everything else in photoshop. With color, get color bal correct and density as above and finish in Photoshop. No fancy software required. find how to save settings in the software so every neg is not a new project. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted April 27, 2010 Share #5 Posted April 27, 2010 Hi Like the wood and the boy, you wont regret taking too many shots of the boy. To add something to previous post, the scanner and driver software will have an option to remove dust or leave it, the C41 films should have the dust removal allowed, but the conventional silver grain films should have the dust removal disabled, otherwise the grain will be enhanced (when it is treated like dust). Kodochrome is a grain film in this usage... If you use a enlarger and wet print a nice print is really good but you need to waste boxes of paper before you can print well, if I knew how many I'd tell you... Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Calahan Posted April 27, 2010 Share #6 Posted April 27, 2010 Great image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted April 27, 2010 Share #7 Posted April 27, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Great photograph. M3s are wonderful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted April 27, 2010 Share #8 Posted April 27, 2010 Welcome to the forum. Great choice. Bought my first M3 in 1973 & never looked back. There's nothing else like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted April 27, 2010 Share #9 Posted April 27, 2010 Wonderful image. I have an M2, and if I could have the M2 Frame Lines in my M8, I would be so much happier! Keep the images coming, it will only get better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likalar Posted April 27, 2010 Share #10 Posted April 27, 2010 Both the photo and your presentation are excellent. I really like the simple elements here, and your subject is perfect! Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cweg Posted April 27, 2010 Share #11 Posted April 27, 2010 NIce first Photo. Welcome to the Forum and you are invited to post a picture of your M3 in our I love my M3 Thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissah Posted April 27, 2010 Share #12 Posted April 27, 2010 welcome to the forum! i dont know about m2 or any of the other ms except mine. m8. but i think its a lovely shot. gratefully im not dealing with scans so cant help you there. i see others here will. best,melissa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixstring Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share #13 Posted August 27, 2010 I've only heard in the distant past of the renowned Leica user's friendly and intense community and, well, it is true after all, so it seems. Thanks everybody for the friendly messages and usefull advise. It was indeed my very first roll of film with my very first M and now, four months later, I must honestly admit that I have kind of developed a strange obsession with this camera. I can't leave it alone anymore. I barely have an eye anymore for my trusty F4s and FE2. Not to speak about my Canon digital equipment, it is collecting dustl. I hope film will never die. The M3, after four months of use, has become like a friend. The viewfinder is it's secret, I think. It's like there is no viewfinder at all. What you see is real live, not the tunnel (and impersonal) vision of an slr. The camera is as simple as it gets. Set aperture, speed, focus and "cluck"... Brilliantly simple! @FIZZ: it's a late 1958 single stroke M3. After carefully considering the M3, M4 and M6, I chose this M3 because of the .92 viewfinder and the big RF patch and the fact that it came with a CLA certificate from leica solms 2009. (I live 200 km away from Wetzlar - Solms is the next little town - and I'm planning a trip to visit the factory) @Tobey: Thank you so much for your scanning insights. I studied photography and specialised in cinemathography and now work in television production... :-( Even though photometrics, sensitometry and colorimety are no secret, digitizing film for sure is (I'm old school... ;-) Guess I'll have to buy myself a serious scanner some day to get the most out of it. Thanks again for sharing your experiences with scanning different types of film. For b&w film, I favor FP4 and HP5 and develop in Ilfosol 3. English not being my mothertongue, what do you mean with 1/2 box? I currently scan with epson V350 which is driven by Silverfast software. @XMAS: the silverfast software for the V350 scanner does not offer dust removal... ok... I'll get a new scanner! Ha! @LIKALAR: thanks for your comment! The subject is perfect, yes... It's my son ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted August 28, 2010 Share #14 Posted August 28, 2010 Welcome to the forum and congratulations for your selection of camera and lens combination. You have a delightful picture here. Hope to see more of your pictures as you post them. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmldds Posted August 28, 2010 Share #15 Posted August 28, 2010 Wonderful shot! Tri:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radfilm Posted August 28, 2010 Share #16 Posted August 28, 2010 Great shots and tones...I love my m3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semrich Posted August 28, 2010 Share #17 Posted August 28, 2010 I like your first shot as well, also add my welcome to the forum and to the wonderful world of Leica film cameras, where photography is as much about the joy of the process as the photo itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferjuaristi Posted August 28, 2010 Share #18 Posted August 28, 2010 gotta love this image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdb Posted August 28, 2010 Share #19 Posted August 28, 2010 Excellent...and welcome....now for more;) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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