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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! :D

 

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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).

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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.

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