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Hey man, great review.  I think the M7 is a cool camera and reasonably priced used compared to what a used MP costs.  Regarding the shutter speed, they might not have been able to go up to 1/2000 due to the shutter curtain design.  Also, I'm with you on just stopping down instead of using ND filters!  Sweet cat.

Also - how do you like the intrepid?  I have a Wisner 4X5 that I picked up a few years ago and still learning large format.  I'm hoping to shoot it more this summer when I have the time. 

Are you in NYC? 

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43 minutes ago, mediumformula said:

Hey man, great review.  I think the M7 is a cool camera and reasonably priced used compared to what a used MP costs.  Regarding the shutter speed, they might not have been able to go up to 1/2000 due to the shutter curtain design.  Also, I'm with you on just stopping down instead of using ND filters!  Sweet cat.

Also - how do you like the intrepid?  I have a Wisner 4X5 that I picked up a few years ago and still learning large format.  I'm hoping to shoot it more this summer when I have the time. 

Are you in NYC? 

 

Hey thanks for the kind words! The shutter design thing makes sense, but still a bummer in my opinion. They already redesigned the shutter to work electronically, it seems like an oversight... but what do I know about engineering a camera?

 

I love the intredpid. It's a little flimsy, but for the price I really don't mind it. I have a great lens for it, a Rodenstock Sironar 150mm and it's very sharp. I have a few film holders to send out, hopefully this week. 

 

Not in NYC, though I'm there frequently as I live in Boston!

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Yeah I also have a couple Rodenstock lenses.  The 150 and 210mm.  I mostly shoot Ektar 100 and T-Max 100. I've yet to get any of my negatives scanned.

Hit me up if you come to NYC - after social distancing... I'm in Brooklyn.  I used to live in Boston.  Great city.

Check out my insta - it's mostly film.  I just sent out 8 rolls last week to get developed and scanned.   Mostly photos of the apocalypse. 

You should eventually do a review of the Intrepid and the MP.

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Thanks for your review, I really enjoyed it. My film usage these days also includes a Leica M7, and 5x4 (Walker Titan XL).

My M7 was one of the first available, so it unfortunately it has the rangefinder flare + DX reader issue, and now the viewfinder framelines are gummed up and stuck for a 35mm focal length only .....so my M7 copy is rather overdue for a CLA in Germany after 19 years of ownership!

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On 3/31/2020 at 7:24 AM, colint544 said:

You make a great case for the M7. And your photographs are fantastic.

Thanks for putting that up

of course! thanks for the kind words :)

On 4/2/2020 at 7:31 AM, Jon Warwick said:

Thanks for your review, I really enjoyed it. My film usage these days also includes a Leica M7, and 5x4 (Walker Titan XL).

My M7 was one of the first available, so it unfortunately it has the rangefinder flare + DX reader issue, and now the viewfinder framelines are gummed up and stuck for a 35mm focal length only .....so my M7 copy is rather overdue for a CLA in Germany after 19 years of ownership!

i hope it serves you well for 19 more!

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