wattsy Posted December 24, 2019 Share #801 Posted December 24, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) 15 hours ago, advil said: The top plate on the shutter button side of my M7 is sliiiightly loose. I can feel it move back and forth if i hold it there. It is a 2016 model and still under warranty. Youxin said he can't fix that side because he doesn't service M7. Should I take it to Leica Store and have them send it out? Any advice is appreciated. My first M7 from around 2004 was like that. There was about 1mm or so of play on one side if you squeezed down on the top plate. I used that camera a lot and the play was never an actual problem in use but it is probably worth getting it sorted. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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advil Posted December 27, 2019 Share #802 Posted December 27, 2019 On 12/24/2019 at 12:43 AM, wattsy said: My first M7 from around 2004 was like that. There was about 1mm or so of play on one side if you squeezed down on the top plate. I used that camera a lot and the play was never an actual problem in use but it is probably worth getting it sorted. I took it back today. Should be under warranty. The Leica store manager even said that the bottom plate looked off. With the lens removed, the M7 body didn't stand solidly on a level surface. Should be back in a month hopefully. Maybe worth testing yours, just out of curiousity. I highly recommend the Leica store in Boston by the way. Really great staff and they host great events. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted January 11, 2020 Share #803 Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) My 'new' secondhand M7 bought in september. Went to Sorrento with it in September 2019, here pictured in our apartment at Marina Piccola. In the plane I had been fiddling with the battery cover and apparently it came off because of vibrations during the landing and I lost it. So I had to improvise with medical bandage to keep the battery in, it worked and I shot my first 3 rolls of film with this construction. The battery cover is replaced now. I love this camera, used to have it but traded it in for the M8 when it came out. Now I have this very nice copy with the better viewfinder which works fine with backlights. Photo's thus far are great. 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! Edited January 11, 2020 by otto.f 10 Quote 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/233570-i-love-my-m7/?do=findComment&comment=3889186'>More sharing options...
Phil_P Posted January 18, 2020 Share #804 Posted January 18, 2020 Just got an M7 having had one briefly in the early 2000's but never got comfortable back then. Now with a lot of rangefinder practice with an M9 then M10 have been itching to give film a try again. So multi packs of TX 400 at the ready and no excuses this time.... that's my new M monochrom! 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! 16 Quote 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/233570-i-love-my-m7/?do=findComment&comment=3893874'>More sharing options...
otto.f Posted January 19, 2020 Share #805 Posted January 19, 2020 Nice strap too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeuk Posted January 22, 2020 Share #806 Posted January 22, 2020 Just orderd my leica m7 what is some good black and white and color firm to try Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted January 22, 2020 Share #807 Posted January 22, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) I would start with FP4. Deep blacks, good bite, not a stubborn film to develop, use Xtol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2020 Share #808 Posted February 1, 2020 . 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! m7 / black dot / vulcanite / 50 lux asph ↑ / 21 sem ↓ . Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! m7 / black dot / vulcanite / 50 lux asph ↑ / 21 sem ↓ . ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/233570-i-love-my-m7/?do=findComment&comment=3904153'>More sharing options...
Leicasb314 Posted February 14, 2020 Share #809 Posted February 14, 2020 M7 35mm f2.8 (zeiss c bogon) 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! 4 Quote 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/233570-i-love-my-m7/?do=findComment&comment=3912938'>More sharing options...
TheGodParticle/Hari Posted March 31, 2020 Share #810 Posted March 31, 2020 On 11/26/2019 at 1:35 PM, mr35mm said: Thank you very much Doc!!! It has the serial number 4233xxx and is produced in 2016. Leica Shop Istanbul told me that this is one of the last M7 you can buy new. They have still one more M7 brandnew in the store, in silver….. Do you know if it’s 0.72 or 0.58 / 0.85? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr35mm Posted April 1, 2020 Share #811 Posted April 1, 2020 vor 7 Stunden schrieb TheGodParticle/Hari: Do you know if it’s 0.72 or 0.58 / 0.85? It's the standart 0.72 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGodParticle/Hari Posted April 1, 2020 Share #812 Posted April 1, 2020 40 minutes ago, mr35mm said: It's the standart 0.72 Thank you for sharing the info Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share #813 Posted April 1, 2020 9 hours ago, TheGodParticle/Hari said: Do you know if it’s 0.72 or 0.58 / 0.85? .... it is marked in principle outside near the viewfinder if not another way is the indication of the optical frames as below Congrats for your M7 Best 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! 1 Quote 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/233570-i-love-my-m7/?do=findComment&comment=3944024'>More sharing options...
TheGodParticle/Hari Posted April 1, 2020 Share #814 Posted April 1, 2020 24 minutes ago, Doc Henry said: .... it is marked in principle outside near the viewfinder if not another way is the indication of the optical frames as below Congrats for your M7 Best 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! That’s a bit of a challenge as the camera is in a store in Dubai, where mr35mm saw it But, thank you for the helpful info, I am aware of these methods. I have an M7 0.58 and am contemplating an 0.85, haven’t decided if it will be another M7 or an MP yet. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted April 1, 2020 Share #815 Posted April 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, TheGodParticle/Hari said: am contemplating an 0.85 Of course this is all personal and linked with your favorite angles. But I must say that I liked the 0.85 very much on the M6TTL I once owned. I am not so much a 28 - 50 man, and love the 35 - 75 combination. And the 75lux being my most favorite lens it worked great. Grain is getting more and more disturbing once you go wider than 28mm. On special films like 3200 ASA it can work out nice for special effects but general work with wide angles on 400ASA is not my cup of tea. I would rather have a digital M with 0.58, if ever. If I would have bumped into an M7 with 0.85 I wouldn’t have hesitated, I’m happy enough now with my 0.72. I don’t know what a 0.85 would cost but I am not willing to pay much more than 2500 bucks for a film M because any film M is already so good for much less. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkmoore Posted April 1, 2020 Share #816 Posted April 1, 2020 1 hour ago, otto.f said: Of course this is all personal and linked with your favorite angles. But I must say that I liked the 0.85 very much on the M6TTL I once owned. I am not so much a 28 - 50 man, and love the 35 - 75 combination. And the 75lux being my most favorite lens it worked great. Grain is getting more and more disturbing once you go wider than 28mm. On special films like 3200 ASA it can work out nice for special effects but general work with wide angles on 400ASA is not my cup of tea. I would rather have a digital M with 0.58, if ever. If I would have bumped into an M7 with 0.85 I wouldn’t have hesitated, I’m happy enough now with my 0.72. I don’t know what a 0.85 would cost but I am not willing to pay much more than 2500 bucks for a film M because any film M is already so good for much less. Does grain vary by focal length? Serious question as I’m newish to film and hadn’t heard that before. Or, did I misunderstand your point? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share #817 Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) IMHO No Otto , it's according to film Isos 800 more than 100 . You can easily see it when enlarged with an enlarger and with a magnifying glass like Scoponet. Best 20 minutes ago, dkmoore said: Does grain vary by focal length? Serious question as I’m newish to film and hadn’t heard that before. Or, did I misunderstand your point? Edited April 1, 2020 by Doc Henry Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted April 1, 2020 Share #818 Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, dkmoore said: Does grain vary by focal length? Serious question as I’m newish to film and hadn’t heard that before. Or, did I misunderstand your point? When you use wider angles, the subjects, like for instance people in the street, or the bricks on a wall, become smaller but the grain stays the same size . So, you get faces or bricks with relatively less and bigger grains and thus muddy or less resolved images. Unless of course you come closer and closer to your subject but that is not always possible and gives other things you don’t always want: large noses, strange perspectives, etc. I hope I’m clear enough now Edited April 1, 2020 by otto.f 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkmoore Posted April 1, 2020 Share #819 Posted April 1, 2020 That makes much more sense to me. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGodParticle/Hari Posted April 1, 2020 Share #820 Posted April 1, 2020 8 hours ago, otto.f said: Of course this is all personal and linked with your favorite angles. But I must say that I liked the 0.85 very much on the M6TTL I once owned. I am not so much a 28 - 50 man, and love the 35 - 75 combination. And the 75lux being my most favorite lens it worked great. Grain is getting more and more disturbing once you go wider than 28mm. On special films like 3200 ASA it can work out nice for special effects but general work with wide angles on 400ASA is not my cup of tea. I would rather have a digital M with 0.58, if ever. If I would have bumped into an M7 with 0.85 I wouldn’t have hesitated, I’m happy enough now with my 0.72. I don’t know what a 0.85 would cost but I am not willing to pay much more than 2500 bucks for a film M because any film M is already so good for much less. I love shooting film, but I admit all the exposed rolls are living in a hermetic community since years. Maybe this time I actually will send the rolls for development 😅 I have a nice BP M2 with the standard 0.72 finder, an M5 in mint condition, also with the 0.72 finder. MP-3 and MP-6 are in the pipeline. M6J is on its way as we speak, with the 0.85 finder. Of course, coming back to the topic, M7 with the 0.58 finder. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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