philipus Posted January 29, 2013 Share #2841 Posted January 29, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Very creative! I didn't know Marmite was made in extra old special edition - it always tasted expired to me What is that handgrip you're using? cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 Hi philipus, Take a look here I love my MP. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
farnz Posted January 29, 2013 Share #2842 Posted January 29, 2013 MP with Elmar-M 50mm f2.8 and special edition extra old Marmite. Marmite XO for the Marmite connoisseur. M-mmm. Pete. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted January 29, 2013 Share #2843 Posted January 29, 2013 Marmite XO for the Marmite connoisseur. M-mmm. Pete. We could start a thread: " I love my Marmite " with the occasional MP on the side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honcho Posted January 29, 2013 Share #2844 Posted January 29, 2013 Very creative! I didn't know Marmite was made in extra old special edition - it always tasted expired to me What is that handgrip you're using? cheers You clearly are not English! The handgrip was made in non-sustainable hardwood by a five year-old child who was chained to the floor of a small, dark shed in a Shanghai backstreet with only a small bowl of cold noodles for her weekly meal and an old tin-opener as a carving tool. It was sold to me by a Shanghai child-catcher via Ebay for a small fortune and I don't like my MP so much without it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larsv Posted January 29, 2013 Share #2845 Posted January 29, 2013 Did you get the child as a freebie with the purchase, or are you still paying Maria for cleaning the house? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
antistatic Posted January 30, 2013 Share #2846 Posted January 30, 2013 .... The handgrip was made in non-sustainable hardwood by a five year-old child who was chained to the floor of a small, dark shed in a Shanghai backstreet with only a small bowl of cold noodles for her weekly meal and an old tin-opener as a carving tool. It was sold to me by a Shanghai child-catcher via Ebay for a small fortune and I don't like my MP so much without it. I didn't know Apple made handgrips. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RITskellar Posted January 30, 2013 Share #2847 Posted January 30, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Keep 'em coming, guys! He meant Leica MP's, folks! Not marmite, sweat shop grips, and misplaced digs at Apple. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted January 30, 2013 Share #2848 Posted January 30, 2013 Are you sure its not branded Nike? Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalhairs Posted February 1, 2013 Share #2849 Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) The black chrome shoes don't have painted lines, the lines are there but simply etched. Yea, the two red dots on that particular camera were missing, but not because I requested it. I have ordered six different MP alacarte bodies over the years, and there has been inconsistencies. I think the missing red dots on the rewind knob was just an oversight by Leica. I have two of these MP's remaining which were the ones I settled on and used heavily over the past 3-4 years, and those are the two matching b/p models in the bottom picture. That's interesting. The black chrome hot shoe on my MP has the white line. Edited February 1, 2013 by animalhairs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb7001 Posted February 7, 2013 Share #2850 Posted February 7, 2013 Just got my mp almost thru the first roll of bw. This will no doubt be the last camera I ever buy (and the last lens too--a Summilux 50). Can someone explain the two red dots on the rewind knob? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 7, 2013 Share #2851 Posted February 7, 2013 Congratulations on your new purchase The red dots make it easy to see that the film is transporting properly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb7001 Posted February 7, 2013 Share #2852 Posted February 7, 2013 (edited) Good point. However, I made sure the film holes are on the sprockets when I loaded the film and paid no attention to the knob afterwards. Edited February 7, 2013 by kb7001 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted February 7, 2013 Share #2853 Posted February 7, 2013 Can anyone with experience of both 0.72x and 0.85x MPs tell me if there is a difference in flare-proofedness between them? I've seen varying reports online. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted February 7, 2013 Share #2854 Posted February 7, 2013 Can anyone with experience of both 0.72x and 0.85x MPs tell me if there is a difference in flare-proofedness between them? I've seen varying reports online. I just had the standard viewfinder changed to a 0.85-4. I would say the .85x flares more, but it might just be that you have to center your eye more carefully on the window. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco300 Posted February 7, 2013 Share #2855 Posted February 7, 2013 Hi, i wonder if there is really much difference that worths the 0.85 over the 0.72 viewfinder for a 50mm lens. I like the space outside the 50mm framelines of the 0.72 viewfinder but i would like to have your opinions on the matter. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted February 7, 2013 Share #2856 Posted February 7, 2013 MY MP is .85, my M2 .72. There is a big difference and I prefer the .85 in most conditions. Regards, Bill Sent from another Galaxy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted February 7, 2013 Share #2857 Posted February 7, 2013 Can anyone with experience of both 0.72x and 0.85x MPs tell me if there is a difference in flare-proofedness between them? I've seen varying reports online. Had an 0,72 MP for 8 years and having an 0,85 MP for 2 years. Did not notice the difference in flare. Both of them were very fine. Prefer the 0,85 as a better tool for focussing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
menos I M6 Posted February 8, 2013 Share #2858 Posted February 8, 2013 Hi, i wonder if there is really much difference that worths the 0.85 over the 0.72 viewfinder for a 50mm lens. I like the space outside the 50mm framelines of the 0.72 viewfinder but i would like to have your opinions on the matter. Thanks! The difference is indeed immense for people, who are strong users of 50mm and longer lenses. I do love especially focal lengths of ~75 − 135mm for fast, hand held shooting. A .85x finder is pure bliss for this (not to speak of the M3 viewfinder). For people, who use several bodies and shoot a wide and a longer lens on separate bodies, a .72x and a .85x finder body is a fantastic pair. I find my M7 .85x finder flares significantly more than all other modern finders, I have used (MP and digital). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb7001 Posted February 8, 2013 Share #2859 Posted February 8, 2013 I have a 1.25 magnifier on my .72 I use often with the 50mm lens. The 1.25 + .72 is about equivalent to the .85, I think. The advantage is that I can always take the magnifier off when using the 35mm lens (and the 50mm too if I want). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted February 8, 2013 Share #2860 Posted February 8, 2013 Thanks for sharing your experiences. I am currently using 0.72 (TTL and M4) and my widest lens is 35. I've never shot with two bodies with different magnifications - how do you find that? I loved the VF on my M3 and would go for 0.85 on that basis but dual magnifications and possibly adding a 28mm later makes me doubt the wisdom of adding a 0.85-based camera. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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