LocalHero1953 Posted February 23, 2023 Share #841 Posted February 23, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) 3 hours ago, Anbaric said: ChatGPT, please write a short film script in the style of 'The Godfather' about the Leica mafia of Wetzlar and their vendetta against a photographer. Title: The Leica Mafia I think you're writing these yourself 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anbaric Posted February 23, 2023 Share #842 Posted February 23, 2023 23 minutes ago, LocalHero1953 said: I think you're writing these yourself https://mpost.io/chatgpt-passes-the-turing-test/ 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmans Posted February 23, 2023 Share #843 Posted February 23, 2023 6 hours ago, Huss said: I did once complain that Matthias Harsch‘s streuselkuchen tasted dry at the Leica annual picnic. Complain Hus? I have a feeling my 4 year old granddaughter complains less than you do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted February 23, 2023 Share #844 Posted February 23, 2023 13 minutes ago, lmans said: Complain Hus? I have a feeling my 4 year old granddaughter complains less than you do. You didn't taste his streuselkuchen. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted February 23, 2023 Share #845 Posted February 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Anbaric said: https://mpost.io/chatgpt-passes-the-turing-test/ I wonder how successful ChatGPT would be chatting women up using online dating. That’s the Achilles heel. Obviously flawed on the dance floor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted February 24, 2023 Share #846 Posted February 24, 2023 As linked in another thread, Jono Slack posted his review of the new M6. https://www.macfilos.com/2023/02/24/new-leica-m6-rebirth-of-a-photographic-legend/ If you click on his pics, then enlarge them, his new M6 scratches film. Way worse than mine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted February 24, 2023 Share #847 Posted February 24, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) 7 minutes ago, Huss said: As linked in another thread, Jono Slack posted his review of the new M6. https://www.macfilos.com/2023/02/24/new-leica-m6-rebirth-of-a-photographic-legend/ If you click on his pics, then enlarge them, his new M6 scratches film. Way worse than mine. I see some scratching, but it’s inconclusive whether it’s another ‘scratcher’. Pictures are pretty boring, I’d say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted February 24, 2023 Share #848 Posted February 24, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Steve Ricoh said: I see some scratching, but it’s inconclusive whether it’s another ‘scratcher’. Look closely at all the tram lines Edited February 24, 2023 by Huss 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted February 24, 2023 Share #849 Posted February 24, 2023 10 minutes ago, Huss said: Look closely at all the tram lines Jono should run another film through the camera and check it before processing for conclusive evidence, then contact Leica. Imagine if the film held really important, never to be repeated images. 😳 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted February 24, 2023 Share #850 Posted February 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Steve Ricoh said: Jono should run another film through the camera and check it before processing for conclusive evidence, then contact Leica. Imagine if the film held really important, never to be repeated images. 😳 "Your Honour, we cannot accept this image of Elvis Presley water-skiing with the Yeti and the Loch Ness Monster as admissible, as there are evidently scratches on the film" 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymc226 Posted February 24, 2023 Share #851 Posted February 24, 2023 29 minutes ago, Huss said: Look closely at all the tram lines That is terrible. It seems so obvious on the reviews first few pictures. I wonder how it was missed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 25, 2023 Share #852 Posted February 25, 2023 Maybe ask @jonoslack for his opinion? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmesa Posted February 25, 2023 Share #853 Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) Deleted. Jono's already been tagged. Edited February 25, 2023 by hdmesa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotium Posted February 25, 2023 Share #854 Posted February 25, 2023 On 2/22/2023 at 12:11 PM, Huss said: Just got an email. They forgot about the ISO dial. But luckily grabbed my camera before UPS picked it up. ALSO THEY DID NOT CHECK TO SEE IF THE CAMERA NO LONGER SCRATCHES FILM. They will do that now. Le sigh. Eh what? This sounds typical of my experiences with New Jersey. At least it smacks simply of incompetence rather than deliberate antagonism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted February 25, 2023 Share #855 Posted February 25, 2023 In designing the earliest M3 cameras, Leitz engineers were worried about how the all new advance mechanism would affect the film. Glass pressure plates to reduce the chances of static or scratching, double stroke advance to reduce the amount of pressure and stretching the film. Like many things in the early designs, they were found to be both unneeded and overly expensive to continue with. Glass pressure plates were replaced with metal and film was able to easily tolerate the added stress of the single stroke mechanism. Even with today’s computer aided designs, there are still manufacturing flaws that happen and assemblers who could pay more attention. Today, there are far fewer people involved in the assembly process. Problems that may have been discovered in the past are missed and having a new camera returned for corrective repair is now a regular part of business. What is concerning is the lackadaisical pursuit of assessing and repairing the product as a whole. We would all hope a company selling such a specific and high end product would have staff in place to do these evaluations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted February 25, 2023 Share #856 Posted February 25, 2023 25 minutes ago, madNbad said: Glass pressure plates to reduce the chances of static My understanding is that glass pressure plates were the cause of static, which is why Leica switched to metal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted February 25, 2023 Share #857 Posted February 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, logan2z said: My understanding is that glass pressure plates were the cause of static, which is why Leica switched to metal. Apparently, the glass plates aren't any more susceptible to static than the metal ones. However; they are more fragile and the cracks in the glass would scratch the film. Also, more expensive to manufacture than the metal ones. But with todays much stronger creamics, it might be worth another look. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldwino Posted February 25, 2023 Share #858 Posted February 25, 2023 2 hours ago, madNbad said: Apparently, the glass plates aren't any more susceptible to static than the metal ones. However; they are more fragile and the cracks in the glass would scratch the film. Also, more expensive to manufacture than the metal ones. But with todays much stronger creamics, it might be worth another look. Didn't Contax release a camera with a ceramic pressure plate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikep996 Posted February 25, 2023 Share #859 Posted February 25, 2023 As we learned by doing in ninth grade science, If you rub a glass rod with a wool cloth you will generate considerable static electricity; if you do the same with a steel rod there will be none. 🧐 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted February 25, 2023 Share #860 Posted February 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, Mikep996 said: As we learned by doing in ninth grade science, If you rub a glass rod with a wool cloth you will generate considerable static electricity; if you do the same with a steel rod there will be none. 🧐 OK, I won’t use film with a wool base.🐑 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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