Ouroboros Posted November 9, 2021 Share #4481 Posted November 9, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 14 minutes ago, RayD28 said: Quite an outfit. What make is the strap? It's a Deadcameras Slim Strap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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yorda@ Posted November 9, 2021 Share #4482 Posted November 9, 2021 My BP 0.58 with matching Leicavit some modifications and a 35 Angenieux X1 ltm 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! 8 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/267593-i-love-my-mp/?do=findComment&comment=4310329'>More sharing options...
Sailronin Posted November 12, 2021 Share #4483 Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) My name is Dave, and I'm a Leica addict. Is there a cure? MP with 24mm Elmar, 40mm Voigtlander, 50mm Summicron DR, 75mm 7Artisans, 90mm Summicron and 135mm Elmar. Shot with Leica S(006) with 120mm Apo-Summarit Macro S; I told you I have a problem... 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 November 12, 2021 by Sailronin 4 3 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/267593-i-love-my-mp/?do=findComment&comment=4312146'>More sharing options...
Mute-on Posted November 12, 2021 Share #4484 Posted November 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Sailronin said: My name is Dave, and I'm a Leica addict. Is there a cure? MP with 24mm Elmar, 40mm Voigtlander, 50mm Summicron DR, 75mm 7Artisans, 90mm Summicron and 135mm Elmar. Shot with Leica S(006) with 120mm Apo-Summarit Macro S; I told you I have a problem... 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! Dave, good news. There is a cure. However, before you can access it you will need to procure at least another two Leica film bodies. Obviously these will be an M2 and an M3 since they share design and functionality attributes with the MP. Good luck. Keep us updated on your progress. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayD28 Posted November 12, 2021 Share #4485 Posted November 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Sailronin said: My name is Dave, and I'm a Leica addict. Is there a cure? There is a 12-step program called Leitz-Annon and regular meeting attendance may work. "Hi, I'm Dave and I'm a Leicaholic." Most attendees are in bankruptcy or forced to attend as a last demand during marriage counseling. Recidivism rate is extremely high. The most successful group of addicts that deal with their addiction are married and have their paychecks and all other cash payments directly deposited into a spouse's bank account. They also cancel all credit cards and then have the spouse create a credit monitoring account for the addict. (Of course the addict does not have the password to the account and the password recovery processes sends the spouse the email to reset the password.) The spouse then turns on the Block All Credit Application feature and receives text notifications when there is any activity. While giving up control of legally obtained cash and access to credit is helpful, there is a blackmarket on the Dark Web where Leica equipment is exchanged for untraceable personal property like family heirlooms and stolen property. Many professionals agree it is better to treat the symptoms than the disease. Treatments generally target cash flow and addicts are encouraged to get a second job. Owning one MP or owning more than two lenses with the same focal length generally indicates severe addiction and a third job may be needed. Cutting expenses are an option, but addicts are warned that reducing expenses can actually increase the severity of symptoms. Reducing food cost too much can result in criminal child endangerment charges. Sorry this message is not encouraging but know that you are not alone. Many of us fight the same demon, each in our own way. To paraphrase a friend, one Leica is too many, and a thousand Leicas is never enough. All in jest. Great looking setup. Do you use the DR on the MP? PS - I hope I'm not belittling any 12-step program or anyone that uses one. I have friends and family that use these programs and in several cases the programs saved their lives. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mute-on Posted November 12, 2021 Share #4486 Posted November 12, 2021 On 11/10/2021 at 5:25 AM, yorda@ said: My BP 0.58 with matching Leicavit some modifications and a 35 Angenieux X1 ltm 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! MP 0.58. Leica’s gift of perfection to 35mm and 28mm focal length users. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailronin Posted November 12, 2021 Share #4487 Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) 51 minutes ago, RayD28 said: There is a 12-step program called Leitz-Annon and regular meeting attendance may work. "Hi, I'm Dave and I'm a Leicaholic." Most attendees are in bankruptcy or forced to attend as a last demand during marriage counseling. Recidivism rate is extremely high. The most successful group of addicts that deal with their addiction are married and have their paychecks and all other cash payments directly deposited into a spouse's bank account. They also cancel all credit cards and then have the spouse create a credit monitoring account for the addict. (Of course the addict does not have the password to the account and the password recovery processes sends the spouse the email to reset the password.) The spouse then turns on the Block All Credit Application feature and receives text notifications when there is any activity. While giving up control of legally obtained cash and access to credit is helpful, there is a blackmarket on the Dark Web where Leica equipment is exchanged for untraceable personal property like family heirlooms and stolen property. Many professionals agree it is better to treat the symptoms than the disease. Treatments generally target cash flow and addicts are encouraged to get a second job. Owning one MP or owning more than two lenses with the same focal length generally indicates severe addiction and a third job may be needed. Cutting expenses are an option, but addicts are warned that reducing expenses can actually increase the severity of symptoms. Reducing food cost too much can result in criminal child endangerment charges. Sorry this message is not encouraging but know that you are not alone. Many of us fight the same demon, each in our own way. To paraphrase a friend, one Leica is too many, and a thousand Leicas is never enough. All in jest. Great looking setup. Do you use the DR on the MP? PS - I hope I'm not belittling any 12-step program or anyone that uses one. I have friends and family that use these programs and in several cases the programs saved their lives. HI Ray, This is actually my third MP (not concurrently) as I traded the first two for X-Pans (MP-XPan-MP-XPan then Xpan to SWC). This time I'm keeping the MP, my X-Pan days are over as I have an SWC instead. I've sold my M9 and M7 but am keeping the Leica S (006) as the digital rot (depreciation, not sensor rot as that was replaced by Leica) makes it not worth selling, plus the lenses are great. Yes, I've used the Goggle on the MP and they seem to work fine. Just a couple of test shots, noting to publish yet but I'll get something with the close focus. Edited November 12, 2021 by Sailronin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted November 13, 2021 Share #4488 Posted November 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Sailronin said: My name is Dave, and I'm a Leica addict. Is there a cure? MP with 24mm Elmar, 40mm Voigtlander, 50mm Summicron DR, 75mm 7Artisans, 90mm Summicron and 135mm Elmar. Shot with Leica S(006) with 120mm Apo-Summarit Macro S; I told you I have a problem... 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! Hello Dave, I don't see any problems there. By the way, what you called a '135mm Elmar" is actually an early version of a "135mm f4 Tele-Elmar" with a detachable lens head. Very good at further & closer distances & a nice macro lens when it is used with a mechanical Visoflex & mounts/tubes or/& bellows. There were a number of mechanical/cosmetic variants of this lens with a removable lens head before the introduction of the fixed lens head version. All of the versions, both removable lens head & fixed lens head, are said to have the same optics. Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailronin Posted November 13, 2021 Share #4489 Posted November 13, 2021 Hi Michael, You are indeed correct about the Tele-Elmar. For a long time I thought this was an inferior lens as images were never sharp. Then I got a Fotodiox adapter to use it on my Hasselblad 907x and discovered it's razor sharp, the problem has always been my inability to focus on the M bodies. I'm seriously considering getting one of the 1.4x magnifiers for the MP to improve the focus on the longer lenses. Best regards, Dave 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted November 13, 2021 Share #4490 Posted November 13, 2021 15 minutes ago, Al Brown said: MP - the eternal classic. One of the most important Leica models since mid-fifties, the predecessor to M2 and a magnificent reincarnation into the modern times - both analog and digital. Pictured here with the 8-element 35mm from 1969. 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! Perhaps I have misunderstood your post but that is an M2 not an MP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted November 13, 2021 Share #4491 Posted November 13, 2021 14 minutes ago, Al Brown said: You are absolutely correct, I have posted the wrong image (that quick glimpse of Leicavit confused me lol) - but everything else is spot on. I have a button rewind M2 which has never been serviced since new and is still going strong. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorda@ Posted November 13, 2021 Share #4492 Posted November 13, 2021 13 hours ago, Mute-on said: MP 0.58. Leica’s gift of perfection to 35mm and 28mm focal length users. I can’t agree more! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smkoush Posted November 14, 2021 Share #4493 Posted November 14, 2021 On 11/12/2021 at 5:24 PM, Mute-on said: MP 0.58. Leica’s gift of perfection to 35mm and 28mm focal length users. 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! 7 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/267593-i-love-my-mp/?do=findComment&comment=4313299'>More sharing options...
mr35mm Posted November 14, 2021 Share #4494 Posted November 14, 2021 Now i also have a MP Black Paint. I think my both silver and black MP's are the only cameras i will/can use for the rest of my life. I will never need upgrade every 2-3 years, no software update, no pixel counting etc. I'm not a technik freek, i love pure analog photography and i have to thank Leica Shop Vienna for the brandnew MP BP. 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! 6 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/267593-i-love-my-mp/?do=findComment&comment=4313389'>More sharing options...
mr35mm Posted November 15, 2021 Share #4495 Posted November 15, 2021 vor 12 Stunden schrieb Steven: How long is that, if we assume that the male life expectancy in the US and Europe is around 79 years (as of 2021)? i really dont know, now i'm 56 years old. hope to see the 79 but not sure. everything can happen in thesecrazy times (corona etc) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted November 15, 2021 Share #4496 Posted November 15, 2021 48 minutes ago, mr35mm said: i really dont know, now i'm 56 years old. hope to see the 79 but not sure. everything can happen in thesecrazy times (corona etc) My late wife's uncle was made redundant last year, he is 94. There is hope yet. 🙂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smkoush Posted November 17, 2021 Share #4497 Posted November 17, 2021 On 11/14/2021 at 1:28 PM, mr35mm said: Now i also have a MP Black Paint. I think my both silver and black MP's are the only cameras i will/can use for the rest of my life. I will never need upgrade every 2-3 years, no software update, no pixel counting etc. I'm not a technik freek, i love pure analog photography and i have to thank Leica Shop Vienna for the brandnew MP BP. 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! The serial number on this MP is right on the edge (both to the front of the camera and toward the shutter speed end), is this new? Compare this to the location of the serial number in my ALC MP in post #4509 where the serial number is more "centered" in that general area of the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr35mm Posted November 17, 2021 Share #4498 Posted November 17, 2021 vor 1 Stunde schrieb smkoush: The serial number on this MP is right on the edge (both to the front of the camera and toward the shutter speed end), is this new? Compare this to the location of the serial number in my ALC MP in post #4509 where the serial number is more "centered" in that general area of the camera. I don't now if its new or not but both MP's i do own are produced in September and October 2021. Both ot them are also in the new package (same packaging like the digital M Bodies) BR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted November 17, 2021 Share #4499 Posted November 17, 2021 vor 2 Stunden schrieb smkoush: The serial number on this MP is right on the edge (both to the front of the camera and toward the shutter speed end), is this new? Compare this to the location of the serial number in my ALC MP in post #4509 where the serial number is more "centered" in that general area of the camera. I have not seen this before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted November 17, 2021 Share #4500 Posted November 17, 2021 (edited) early MP serial # positioning 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 November 17, 2021 by romualdo 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/267593-i-love-my-mp/?do=findComment&comment=4314984'>More sharing options...
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