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A slightly lengthy post.  Earlier this week I posted on the 'R Forum' that I was considering adding a Leica SLR to my armoury by buying an R-E or R5 plus possibly a 35-70mm f3.5 or 60mm f2.8.  Then I realised I had a pristine Olympus OM2n sitting on the shelf.  On Friday I put a roll of Acros100 through it (see earlier post for first results - post #36215) and they, plus the ones below leave me in something of a quandary.  What will I gain from the Leica glass over and above that from the Zuiko 50mm f1.8? Probably better bokeh.  More 'character'?  'Glow'?  How does one assign value to such undefinable terms?  For the price of just the R5 I could buy enough colour film to keep me going for years!   Add in the price of a Leica R lens and I could buy just about all Zuiko OM lens on the the market!

 

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Close-Up 3

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Very nice shots, Keith, and I would totally agree on the OM2n. I used Olympus OM gear for a long while and even Leica M can't compete with the compact bodies, bright viewfinders and small lenses. The only concern I would have is that the bodies tend to need repair quite often. I personally am considering to add a Nikon FM3a and a few Nikon lenses to my M7 set up.

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Very nice shots, Keith, and I would totally agree on the OM2n. I used Olympus OM gear for a long while and even Leica M can't compete with the compact bodies, bright viewfinders and small lenses. The only concern I would have is that the bodies tend to need repair quite often. I personally am considering to add a Nikon FM3a and a few Nikon lenses to my M7 set up.

 

Edward , good idea , you will have great equipments  who give you better faithful color and without spending a lot of money and camera not obsolete in a few years !  black is also real black not black converted color > black , nicer !

Best

Henry

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...  color like in this picture Edward , soft , faithful and pleasant to watch

look at purple spots , very subtle . The "nuance" is unknown in digital *

and all the picture is full of nuance !  only film can give that

 

 

Apple tree blossom

 

 

Kodak Portra 160-90 MacroElmar-M7

 

 

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Henry

* lack of color

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... color like in this picture Edward , soft , faithful and pleasant to watch

look at purple spots , very subtle . The "nuance" is unknown in digital *

and all the picture is full of nuance ! only film can give that

 

 

Apple tree blossom

 

 

Kodak Portra 160-90 MacroElmar-M7

 

 

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Best

Henry

* lack of color

Totally agree, Henry! Especially the Portra 160 has such an amazing subtle color rendering.

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Feeding Gary's bike fascination:

 

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M4-P, 28, Rollei IR400, svn

 

Rgds

 

C. 

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R6

35 Summicron

Tri-X

R09 1:25

Plustek 8100

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Same details as previous.

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Another colorful wall mural from Brooklyn...

Provia 100F 6x9

 

Nice red and yellow

 

Another...

Provia 100F 6x9

 

Nice blue color , very difficult to reproduce !

It's fine for me as colors . Keep it

Thank you for posting

Henry

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Welcome Ree to our thread

 

Ha I like this picture rich expression

Nice black and grey tone

M3 and Acros good combo for one beautiful picture

What lens ?

Thank you for posting

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Henry

Thanks for the welcome.

 

Lens used is a 50mm DR

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Here's a photo I took late last year, trying a little night photography. Ihagee Duplex 6x9, Kodak Portra

 

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Not easy to shoot and to keep the original view of this place

I like the colored spots bokeh and the vanishing line in the middle

Thank you Mike

Henry

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