Who’s actively shooting the Null Series? Your long term thoughts...

[Ambro51]

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I confess, only a few rolls through mine.  Not unusual for me though, as I’m more a collector than a user.  It seemed good as a Camera, as long as you weren’t always wanting to change speeds or iris.    Images were always nice, and it took ISO 6 film better than any camera I have.   Didn’t get any brassing though, but that damn cap deal blew a lot of blank frames.  The flip up finder....thankfully That thing never made it onto later  Leicas.  It feels soooooo good in hand, a Steampunk Kamera with a Great lens.  Possibly, the Best Barnack ever made.    So....you like yours??

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[Pyrogallol]

I want one !

 

i like the centre folding finder. Recently I twice forgot to correct for parallax when taking closeups with a Leica Standard. With the centre finder I would only have had to move the camera up a bit, not to the left a bit as well. Why did Barnack move the finder design to one side on the production camera?

Edited September 12, 2020 by Pyrogallol

[Ambro51]

The sound of the shutter is different from any other camera.  Very Mechanical zzzzznnnggg.   Leitz added 1/8” in height from the original to accommodate modern cassettes.   Looks sweet with the Bakelite cap!

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[Ambro51]

8 hours ago, Pyrogallol said:

I . Why did Barnack move the finder design to one side on the production camera?

I think to make room for his nose.

[Pyrogallol]

2 hours ago, Ambro51 said:

I think to make room for his nose.

Another typical unthinking discrimination against left handers/ left eyed photographers !

[Arrow]

I had one and ran two, or so, films through it. It was a pleasurable archeological experience  The lens is pretty good and the camera was a jolly good conversation piece. In the end I let it go in order to fund a MM. 

[wattsy]

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I have had one for about 15 years and have run about 6 rolls of film through it in that time. I bought mine quite cheaply when dealers were trying to get rid of them but on a cost per roll basis it has been a very expensive camera. 😀 It is a lovely thing though. Beautifully made with a lustrous black paint finish, it is the perfect size with a nice heft to it. The wind on mechanism feels beautifully geared and smoother than the comparatively crude feeling wind of a modern M camera. The lens is also excellent. I've learned over the years to be less bothered by imperfect focus and framing but a guesstimate focus system and a 50mm lens are not a perfect marriage. I've often considered selling it but it feels so finely made and takes up so little space that I prefer to keep it and run a roll through it every once in a while.

Edited September 15, 2020 by wattsy

[FrozenInTime]

I used mine a fair bit, it is quite brassed; alongside a Ricoh GR, it made a good compact travel pairing.

... unfortunately inactive all this year.

Edited September 17, 2020 by FrozenInTime

[bayernfan]

I actively shoot mine in addition to film and digital Ms.  I use it with an SBOOI. It’s a really fun thing to use. 

[Ambro51]

!!  Let’s see that Brassing !!

[i8z]

I bought one a few months ago and was blown away by how sharp the lens is. One thing that took me several days to figure out is the changing of the shutter speed. I did not realize that there is a small pin that pops into the 'hole' next to the slit number. I could not for the life of me figure out how to change the speed until one day I was online looking at a video and I could see the pin inside of the 'hole.' I wish I had bought this camera fifteen years ago, I would have taken it with me everywhere. The small size is a big plus. After you use it for a few rolls of film you quickly remember to put the lens cap back on when advancing and rewinding. 

[Susie]

A brassed Null series - you are dedicated!

I wonder if for the 100th anniversary  Leica will issue a similar camera, but this time base on a Model 1 with a normal viewfinder and capping shutter?  Packaged together with a lens hood, rangefinder and an ABLON would be nice, and particularly useable.