Stealth3kpl Posted December 18, 2014 Share #141 Posted December 18, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Still don't know how the backside of the very new special edition M3D will be designed, but I presume it will be silver too. Instagram http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m7-mp-film-m/355177-new-m3d-special-edition.html Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post A miller Posted December 30, 2014 Popular Post Share #142 Posted December 30, 2014 This guy was at the Bronx Zoo today with his new M-A. Photojournalism at its 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! 23 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/236926-i-love-my-m-a/?do=findComment&comment=2737688'>More sharing options...
Berth Posted December 30, 2014 Share #143 Posted December 30, 2014 If there had been an M-A when I bought my MP I would have bought it instead. No matter though, I love the MP. Lovely cameras both. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_hoffman Posted December 30, 2014 Share #144 Posted December 30, 2014 It's a beauty, no question. Very tempting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln_m Posted December 30, 2014 Share #145 Posted December 30, 2014 Hi, I'm intrigued to know what film you guys with M-As use? I'm assuming you use B&W for slightly more latitude than slide film? I find T-MAX only has +/- 0.5 stop lattitude anything more and the contrast can't be corrected to make a satisfactory image. For slide film I find you need +/- 1/3 stop so I tend to use the auto exposure on the M7 for provia 100. I'd be impressed if you guys are using slide film and guessing the exposure with an M-A and getting it right without bracketing. Regards, Lincoln Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share #146 Posted December 30, 2014 People used slide film long before in-camera metering became commonplace. Even when I had an M7 I found it often easier to use a handheld meter. No need to guess anything. 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honcho Posted December 30, 2014 Share #147 Posted December 30, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) If I used transparency film in my MP, I would not bother with the built-in meter. I would be using a hand held meter with spot capability. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berth Posted December 31, 2014 Share #148 Posted December 31, 2014 Hi,I'm intrigued to know what film you guys with M-As use? I'm assuming you use B&W for slightly more latitude than slide film? I find T-MAX only has +/- 0.5 stop lattitude anything more and the contrast can't be corrected to make a satisfactory image. For slide film I find you need +/- 1/3 stop so I tend to use the auto exposure on the M7 for provia 100. I'd be impressed if you guys are using slide film and guessing the exposure with an M-A and getting it right without bracketing. Regards, Lincoln Actually, I use color print film, Portra or Ektar. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted December 31, 2014 Share #149 Posted December 31, 2014 I reserve M-A for negative film (b&w and color) for it's large latitude. If I fancy for slide, one day, I would re-use my Sekonic L408 or Minolta Spotmeter F. But a VCMeter II could be used maybe for all film. See post #32, here: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m7-mp-film-m/358433-external-light-meter-one-should-i-2.html Arnaud 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted December 31, 2014 Share #150 Posted December 31, 2014 As others have written and implied, the only limitation on the film used in my M-A, or my old M6 or M4 for that matter, is that it is 35mm. IF you are new to shooting with a meterless camera (as you can tell a lot of us here are used to it), then I would suggest starting with a 400ISO B&W film, gives you lots of room for error, followed by Portra (any ISO), lots of latitude there as well. Once you are comfortable with your metering skills, meaning confident, slide film, tmax, etc won't make a difference. Go for the look you want to capture. Film delivers a starting point closer to the fantasy that is a photograph than digital. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honcho Posted December 31, 2014 Share #151 Posted December 31, 2014 I reserve M-A for negative film (b&w and color) for it's large latitude..... I don't understand why there has to be a 'latitude' just because a camera does not have a built-in meter. Try Ektar 100, there isn't any real exposure latitude. Surely part of being a photographer means avoiding error. Or is error and 'latitude' two different things? Personally, I have no real use for one or the other. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post A miller Posted December 31, 2014 Popular Post Share #152 Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) This guy was at the Bronx Zoo today with his new M-A. Photojournalism at its best A view from the M-A and 50mm DR summicron Cinestill 50 film, which has a wonderful color palette ( I didn't touch the WB or contrast from the scanned file, which was on all auto settings) 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 December 31, 2014 by A miller 35 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/236926-i-love-my-m-a/?do=findComment&comment=2738719'>More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted December 31, 2014 Share #153 Posted December 31, 2014 For me, these days a meterless camera forces situational awareness - 35 or 50mm lens, pre-visualization of the image and awareness of the expected exposure. ( I also enjoy the Null Replica which adds the necessity to think about focus setting before raising the camera ) I know my estimate is not always going to be perfect - so the latitude of Tri-X or Portra is there to take away the distraction of needing on the dot exposure. In the past shooting Velvia on medium format or Tech Pan on 135 with a incident or spotmeter made for a technical experience ; I just don't see me working that way with the M-A. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gberger Posted January 1, 2015 Share #154 Posted January 1, 2015 People used slide film long before in-camera metering became commonplace. Even when I had an M7 I found it often easier to use a handheld meter. No need to guess anything. I agree. I started shooting Kodachrome in 1940 with an Argus C3, using my Father's GE meter that he used for his 8mm cine. In 1946, I upgraded to a Leica iiic, then to an M4 in 1969. Finally, in 1986, I got an M6 - - - my first camera with a light meter. As I shoot transparencies 95+%, I began using an incident meter when I was fortunate enough to get one of the early Norwood Directors. After it quit, I bought a Weston Master V with its cone, and finally, I acquired a Sekonic 308. IMO, after 70+ years of shooting transparencies, I believe that, most of the time, a hand held incident meter results in decent exposure. Just my two cents. 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruniroquai Posted January 3, 2015 Share #155 Posted January 3, 2015 I've been told by some dealer that MP is better made than M-A... I can't find the reason, any opinion? Best, Bruno Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticman Posted January 3, 2015 Share #156 Posted January 3, 2015 I've been told by some dealer that MP is better made than M-A... I can't find the reason, any opinion? Best, Bruno He has an MP he wants to offload on you? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth3kpl Posted January 3, 2015 Share #157 Posted January 3, 2015 I've been told by some dealer that MP is better made than M-A... I can't find the reason, any opinion? Best, Bruno Poppycock and balderdash. Pete 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruniroquai Posted January 3, 2015 Share #158 Posted January 3, 2015 Don't think so, he has many of everything jejeje Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share #159 Posted January 3, 2015 I have both cameras. If anything, the M-A feels better finished than the MP but that is probably just post-purchase affirmative psychology at work. I don't believe there is any difference in manufacturing quality. As far as I can tell both cameras are made from the same parts with only a few minor differences related to the framelines and the absence of metering on the M-A. The dealer is talking out of his or her arse (something many dealers seem prone to do – including some who receive praise in this forum). 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr237 Posted January 4, 2015 Share #160 Posted January 4, 2015 The dealer is talking out of his or her arse (something many dealers seem prone to do – including some who receive praise in this forum). +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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