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I used to have a problem intermittently on the MP (problem now permanently solved by swapping it for an M2!) where the meter would become very inaccurate. I went through a lot of batteries without making much difference before I realised what the problem was. There are gold-plated contacts on the back trap door that allow the film speed dial to connect to the meter circuits. Maybe they didn't use very pure gold, but they would fail to make proper contact, just as the similar pins that were supposed to read film speed on DX film canisters failed and were replaced with optical sensors. The solution was to periodically rub both the pointy pins and the flat contacts with which they mated with an eraser like the one on the end of a pencil (hold the camera upside down so any bits of rubber fall out!). This removed grease and or oxidation and everything worked again. Ideally, I would have remembered to do this just before a film got ruined by the meter failing to work properly. In retrospect I'm glad I went to the M2, as I suspect I understand a bit more about metering since I learned how to use a Sekonic L758, and it's nice to use the same meter for the Leica, the Rolleiflex and the Hasselblad.

 

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Chris you mean M7 or MP with Led sensor ? MP doesn't read automatically DX. I agree about removing oxidation

I take medicinal ether with a cotton swab to clean contacts to remove oxidation !

Henry

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Kodak Portra 400-Leica M7-28 Summicron Asph

 

Our vineyard of Champagne Taittinger

 

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Thanks Doc, I've just ordered a couple...... Will be interested to see if it resolves my meter problem

 

Wes you are welcome

 

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Thank you Edward for your comment. :)

 

Yes , each country has his treasure.The problem is that sometimes these treasures

are replaced by the "economy of profit and money"  with degradation of the landscape

and the nature , as in this picture taken in the 1990s , now instead we have buildings

built with Chinese , Korean or American funds !

 

Danang beach

1980

 

Kodak Gold - Leica R4S - Summicron 50

 

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Regards

Henry

 

Thank you Henry for sharing this moody picture.

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Chris you mean M7 or MP with Led sensor ? MP doesn't read automatically DX. I agree about removing oxidation

I take medicinal ether with a cotton swab to clean contacts to remove oxidation !

Henry

 

I meant the contacts for DX reading which are found on the M7.

 

DX turns out to have been nothing but annoyance for film users these days. I have a camera that I can't use with commercial film at any speed other than that stated on the box, and neither will it work with home-loaded black plastic cassettes*. Funny how it seems odd now to remember that there was a time when the vast majority of film photographers wouldn't dream of setting the ASA to anything other than the suggested box speed, and odder still to recall that I was once one of them!

 

Chris

*Yes, I could print off and stick on the codes myself, but it's easier to use another camera!

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Reactivated my Hassi 500 CM today. Load with Kodak Tri-X 400 the old lady is ready for some portraits.

The Carl Zeiss Sonnar 4,0/150 is the C version - razorsharp and a mechanical masterpiece !

 

28996479ew.jpg

 

Only problem is actually the way I have to digitalize the negatives

On a flatbed scanner the results are not close as good as with my

reflecta fim scanner....... :mellow:

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nice, Eoin.  One of the great features of the SWC is the 12" minimum focus distance.  It makes a stellar wide angle macro.

As it happens, I had it with me, too...

33400229723_cd00e5f63e_b.jpgD001 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

Ha, ha, yeah, I feel so tall just looking at this :)  I don't remember what position I was in when I click the shutter but I do remember hoping that the lady would peer up at me just when I clicked....which would have taken this from good to great :(

Good Lord Adam, you had a ladder with you on this sortie???
Gary

 

AMAZING GARY.  You've conveniently omitted the gear.  But no need as this is further proof that one doesn't need the latest ISO beast to catch great action shots (just some old fashioned good light).  You can tell that to your "T" friends.... :)  

Some rodeo sports.

Ektachrome 100

Gary

 

Congrats and have fun!!

Reactivated my Hassi 500 CM today. Load with Kodak Tri-X 400 the old lady is ready for some portraits.

The Carl Zeiss Sonnar 4,0/150 is the C version - razorsharp and a mechanical masterpiece !

 

28996479ew.jpg

 

Only problem is actually the way I have to digitalize the negatives

On a flatbed scanner the results are not close as good as with my

reflecta fim scanner....... :mellow:

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Another of the Manhattan Bridge but this time quite the opposite mood - a bright, clear HRD-like detailed view care of the 6x9 film size

Which frame do you prefer?

 

Linhof Technika Press, Zeiss Biogon 53mm (this is the original version of the Biogon, which is used on the SWC), Tri-X

Here's the fuller frame showing more of the crisp rough river water and the buildings on the Brooklyn side...

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Here a slightly cropped version to showcase the massiveness of the structure of the bridge.  

Thanks in advance for your opinion... :)

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Here a slightly cropped version to showcase the massiveness of the structure of the bridge.

Thanks in advance for your opinion... :)

Looks great, I watched a video on YouTube the other day and the photographer said some places are off limit under the bridge now because of terrorism

 

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Panjiayuan Antiques Market, Bejling. Often called the "Dirt Market". Mainly what in North America is called a Flea Market - it is huge, largest in Asia, I believe.

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Looks great, I watched a video on YouTube the other day and the photographer said some places are off limit under the bridge now because of terrorism

 

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Thanks, Gary.  I really appreciate your opinion.  I haven't heard about any restrictions under these bridges, nor have I seen any.  If there are, it will likely result in an uprising of most of the residents of Chinatown who like to do their morning yoga on the riverbanks :)

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Thanks, Gary. I really appreciate your opinion. I haven't heard about any restrictions under these bridges, nor have I seen any. If there are, it will likely result in an uprising of most of the residents of Chinatown who like to do their morning yoga on the riverbanks :)

6x9 negs are great I love my Fuji GW690III, maybe it was an old video after 9/11

 

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6x9 negs are great I love my Fuji GW690III, maybe it was an old video after 9/11

 

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oh yes, I call this old Linhof/53 Biogon set up my SWC on steroids :)

6x9 is the ultimate

Thanks again for your time!

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