mikemgb Posted October 21, 2017 Share #21  Posted October 21, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Maybe I should just stop trying to eliminate them then  My trade is printing, if you knew how much of a premium people are willing to pay to have rounded corners on their finished work you would not complain about your rounded film gate. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 21, 2017 Posted October 21, 2017 Hi mikemgb, Take a look here Leica M-A Negatives - Rounded corners?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
250swb Posted October 21, 2017 Share #22  Posted October 21, 2017 Maybe I should just stop trying to eliminate them then  Take a file to it and shave some metal off, the negative carrier, not the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abram Posted October 21, 2017 Share #23  Posted October 21, 2017 Sorry for the delayed response. I just looked at my M-A negatives and I did notice that they do in fact have a very slight rounded edge on the corner of each frame. It isn’t enough to be a problem with composition I’ve found though but I haven’t done any darkroom prints with this camera yet. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted October 22, 2017 Share #24  Posted October 22, 2017 Sorry for the delayed response. I just looked at my M-A negatives and I did notice that they do in fact have a very slight rounded edge on the corner of each frame. It isn’t enough to be a problem with composition I’ve found though but I haven’t done any darkroom prints with this camera yet.  I can imagine the fanciful idea that rounded corners may be an impediment to composition when using a digital camera where you get an accurate 100% view, so framing right up to the very edge is possible. But a rangefinder camera, really ?  Either print with the negatives black border to show how hard core you are regarding composition, or open to happy accidents at the frames edge, or in search of pure authenticity, or do as most photographers have done and crop the image a fraction, or a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Verrips Posted October 22, 2017 Share #25 Â Posted October 22, 2017 Maybe you can upload a contactsheet from the wet dark room? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Verrips Posted October 22, 2017 Share #26 Â Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) Thiis is an iphone picture from a photo with original black border (filed negative carrier Leitz Focomat V35) and passepartout. Shot with my M-A & Summicron 35. Â Â Â Â Edited October 22, 2017 by Paul Verrips 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest )-( Posted October 23, 2017 Share #27  Posted October 23, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I checked my MP/M-A negatives and they have the same imperfect edges/corners. I can’t say I’d ever noticed previously.  My negs get ‘rectangularised’ in the enlarger/under the easel blades. I prefer my imperfections to be inside the frame, rather than the frame itself.  It’s an interesting observation though, now i know something new. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share #28  Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) I checked my MP/M-A negatives and they have the same imperfect edges/corners. I can’t say I’d ever noticed previously.  My negs get ‘rectangularised’ in the enlarger/under the easel blades. I prefer my imperfections to be inside the frame, rather than the frame itself.  It’s an interesting observation though, now i know something new. Good to hear that other M-A owners are observing the same thing with their negatives. It's not something I would have noticed either if I hadn't been trying to track down the source of the round corners on my prints. Thanks to those who took the time to look closely at their negatives. Edited October 23, 2017 by logan2z Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristina Posted November 23, 2022 Share #29  Posted November 23, 2022 Rounded corners on the film taken with my Leica M6 is how I am able to distinguish the film from those taken with my Nikons! 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! 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/277947-leica-m-a-negatives-rounded-corners/?do=findComment&comment=4574407'>More sharing options...
sarav Posted November 28, 2022 Share #30  Posted November 28, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 5:20 AM, Cristina said: Rounded corners on the film taken with my Leica M6 is how I am able to distinguish the film from those taken with my Nikons! 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! not too different from mine. I have 3 MP and I recognize each of them from the wobbling borders. I recognize my R7 because of a center top spot and the rectangle slightly rotated, I recognize my R9 because the negative borders are perfect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmans Posted November 28, 2022 Share #31 Â Posted November 28, 2022 10 hours ago, sarav said: not too different from mine. I have 3 MP and I recognize each of them from the wobbling borders. I recognize my R7 because of a center top spot and the rectangle slightly rotated, I recognize my R9 because the negative borders are perfect. I am looking at myMA scanned negatives... Â just not sure. Rounded like the image above....two appear to be but two appear to be square.... Â So nothing definitive and frankly, does it really matter and effect quality? I am not seeing this...but an interesting post, .... jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted November 29, 2022 Share #32  Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) All my Ms - M-A, MP, M7 etc etc have rounded edges.  Just look at the film gate.  I find it charming. 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 29, 2022 by Huss 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/277947-leica-m-a-negatives-rounded-corners/?do=findComment&comment=4581870'>More sharing options...
Mikep996 Posted November 29, 2022 Share #33 Â Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) My (1984) M6 negative images have perfectly straight borders and 90 degree corners. Â Are you (OP) saying that the negatives themselves have rounded borders or that the scans or enlarger prints have rounded corners? Edited November 29, 2022 by Mikep996 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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