Vlad Soare Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share #41 Posted February 25, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) I see. That would drive me insane, indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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a.noctilux Posted February 25, 2022 Share #42 Posted February 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Vlad Soare said: Why? I used to have a mini soft release on a Bessa some time ago, and I remember it was quite nice. Mind you, I did hear horror stories about soft releases that broke, leaving the tip inside the shutter button and rendering it unuseable. But I thought this happened with cheap aftermarket ones. The ones from Leica should be high quality and shouldn't break. Or do they? If you want to use, why not if that is good quality. Tom Abrahamsson (Rapidwinder ) convinced me to use one, about 15-20 years ago, I had very nice one on one of my M, for about half an hour, then loose it (happily ! ). Consulting my Leica catalogs, no trace of this device before 2010-2011. So more than ten years of "hype", the customers buy them, so why not. I just need the nice "unique surrounding" ring around M release to rest my finger, this is lost with soft release. Sorry to have been so "crude" writing "NO, not soft release please". Each one can DO what they want , of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted February 26, 2022 Share #43 Posted February 26, 2022 16 hours ago, Vlad Soare said: I see. That would drive me insane, indeed. Because of that I only use DX coded film in my M7. And never use exposure compensation. If I need to make any changes, I just switch to manual mode. Just like an MP! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 1, 2022 Share #44 Posted March 1, 2022 The off topic lens discussion is now in a new thread in the M lenses sub-forum 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
idusidusi Posted March 1, 2022 Share #45 Posted March 1, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 10:01 AM, Vlad Soare said: Hi, I love my M-A and have no use for an in-camera light meter. My wife, however, would rather have an in-camera meter than fiddle with an external one. She's been toying with the idea of getting a film M for herself for quite some time, especially after I had got mine. But she wanted an MP. And the problem was, she wanted it black. And we all know that black MPs are rarer than hens' teeth these days. Silver MPs do turn up from time to time, but black ones... never. There are long waiting lists, and waiting times seem to be on the order of months if you're lucky, or over a year if you aren't. One night, one week ago, she could not sleep. She reached for her iPad and started watching YouTube. A video about Leicas, no less. This triggered her to go to the Leica Shop Austria web site to look at a black MP again. Not expecting to find it in stock, mind you. She knew the chances of that happening were nil. She was just curious about one little detail and wanted to take a look at the pictures again. But what do you know? The add-to-cart button was active. She said to herself: "this must be a mistake; I'm sure I'll get an error if I press it". But no, no error, the item was added to the cart. "Hmmm", she thought, "this is strange. It will probably fail at the next step". But no, it asked for the delivery address. She had no plans whatsoever of buying the camera, but the fact that she was able to reach this point intrigued her. She was getting quite curious as to how far she could get before being told that the item wasn't actually available. So she entered the address, expecting to receive a "sorry, out of stock" error at the next step. But no, the next step was asking for credit card details. Now, this was getting really interesting. Surely they wouldn't ask for a credit card if the item were not deliverable, would they? She seemed to have reached the point of no return. Should she actually buy the camera? Part of her was thinking: "it's a magnificent camera, but it it wise to spend so much money on something that won't take better pictures than my other cameras, of which I've got plenty?" Another part of her was thinking: "this may be a once in a lifetime opportunity. This camera is extremely hard to find. I may not have this chance again." In the end she said to herself: "oh, what the hell, we only live once" and entered her credit card details. And surprise! No error this time either. Just a thank you note saying that the order was complete and will be delivered soon. It arrived yesterday. It's absolutely gorgeous. 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! Great story Vlad! One happy wife, what more could one ask for in life? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert blu Posted March 1, 2022 Share #46 Posted March 1, 2022 Excellent desirable camera, beautiful photo of it, and a great story. Did I say a great story? Yes, I did and it is but...in the same time it is dangerous...for my wallet...ohh well...perhaps one day... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert blu Posted March 1, 2022 Share #47 Posted March 1, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 2/25/2022 at 8:16 AM, Huss said: Nope. If you have it on DX setting, and the film is DX coded, no issues. It just shows the film speed briefly on the VF when you turn it on and the shutter is cocked. But.. If you have it on DX setting and the film is not DX coded, when you turn the camera on it briefly flashes 100 (ISO 100), and then you have a little red blinky light in the viewfinder that flashes the entire time the camera is on. As a reminder.. Then it gets 'better'. If you use non DX coded film, and manually set the film speed. You get a little red blinky light in the viewfinder that flashes the entire time the camera is on. As a reminder.. Wait there's more! If you use DX coded film, but decide to manually set the film speed eg to shoot ISO 400 film at 200. You get a little red blinky light in the viewfinder that flashes the entire time the camera is on. As a reminder.. Is that it? NO! If you use exposure compensation..You get a little red blinky light in the viewfinder that flashes the entire time the camera is on. As a reminder.. Aaand.. if the battery level gets low..You get a little red blinky light in the viewfinder that flashes the entire time the camera is on. As a reminder.. You may also get the entire display pulsating. Or see "bc". Or a combination of them! Did I mention that in every case it is the same little red blinky light in the viewfinder that flashes the entire time the camera is on? As a reminder.. Oh, I forgot to mention the piece de la resistance. If you use a DX coded film, but for some reason the camera cannot read the DX, you get a "5000" flashing. Sweet. And I didn't even mention the issue Leica had w the first DX readers that were physical, that was then fixed by changing to optical readers. Or vice versa, I forget... All Leica had to do was NOT incorporate DX coding on the M7, and none of the above would happen. That would be bliss. Well explained...I finished short time ago a small project shot with my M7 where none of the 5 films I used was shot at box speed. Of course the small red light was costantly reminding me something but I did not know or better did not remember what it was! Now I know, thanks! Ayway with the time me, my eye and my brain learned to ignore it! Of course I'm sure one day I'll regret to have ignored it for any reason! And yes, a black MP is among my wishes... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted March 1, 2022 Share #48 Posted March 1, 2022 4 hours ago, robert blu said: Well explained...I finished short time ago a small project shot with my M7 where none of the 5 films I used was shot at box speed. Of course the small red light was costantly reminding me something but I did not know or better did not remember what it was! Now I know, thanks! Ayway with the time me, my eye and my brain learned to ignore it! Of course I'm sure one day I'll regret to have ignored it for any reason! And yes, a black MP is among my wishes... I forgot, there is one more....if you use non DX film, and leave the camera set at the DX setting, it defaults to ISO 100, and you get the red blinky light.. I absolutely love my M7s, but I make sure to use DX film and either the exposure lock, or manual metering if I want to over-ride the meter. An MP does not suffer this issue, nor does an M6 or M5 as no DX coding! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Soare Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share #49 Posted March 1, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 9:16 AM, Huss said: Wait there's more! If you use DX coded film, but decide to manually set the film speed eg to shoot ISO 400 film at 200. You get a little red blinky light in the viewfinder that flashes the entire time the camera is on. As a reminder.. I could live with everything else, but this one would drive me absolutely mad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted March 1, 2022 Share #50 Posted March 1, 2022 It’s printed on the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesc Posted March 4, 2022 Share #51 Posted March 4, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 11:25 AM, Vlad Soare said: Indeed, there's a date on the label. February 3, 2022. 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! I've just come back from the store! The date of mine is 2022/02/10 so our cameras they have should met in the factory at some point Waiting til my kids go to sleep to have my moment now 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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