I shelved the M10-P, for now.

[ktmrider2]

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Did not use google maps two years ago.  My friend is FAA FISDO and had been there years before.  We were relying on his memory.  This time I used the internet for lat/long.

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[cesc]

M10-p in the cupboarf, Next move, buy an enlarger

[ktmrider2]

I think film deserves a darkroom and an enlarger.  I presently do not have a permanent residence and really hate a not having a darkroom.  I would much rather be in a dark room full of noxious chemicals watching the print unfold in the developer than sitting in front of a computer playing with Lightroom.  In fact, I will say Lightroom and its cousins remain a mystery but I developed my first film in 1966 at the age of 14.

[TomB_tx]

11 minutes ago, ktmrider2 said:

but I developed my first film in 1966 at the age of 14.

I got a Kodak kit for Christmas 1956 and developed a roll of 127 (in Dektol as I recall) & made contact prints, but didn't really get into processing until 1965 in college, and kept it up until I got too busy with family and work 30 years later - then a pause for 10 years. Now process about weekly.

[TomB_tx]

7 hours ago, Quarterpounder said:

I forgot to mention the bicycle crowd - from 26" to 29" to 27.5" because it makes "all the difference".

Pretty much guilty on all your counts. as I appreciate camera gear, bicycles, acoustic instruments, etc. as functional art. However, I'm never really tempted by the latest / most exotic . etc. gear. For 40+ years my M lenses were 35, 50, & 90 f2 & f2.8, and I still don't care for super-fast glass, and seldom shoot wide open with what I have. My 1968 M4 is the only "latest and greatest" gear I've bought - I'm normally a couple generations behind on purchases. But most of my photography is around the house, family gatherings and trips; not for art, but for memories. But I like gear, and collect and CLA too many old cameras, used to build custom bicycle frames and acoustic instruments as hobbies, and was better at making / maintaining the gear than at using it. But it all gives me pleasure, like someone who enjoys the oil paintings hanging on their walls. 

[grahamc]

I was looking for something the other day and ended up on a binocular forum where they were discussing Leitz binocular glass coatings by serial number. 

Man, those guys are even worse than us 

Edited October 7, 2024 by grahamc

[kivis]

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Right now my M10 and 21mm lens fills the bill for me.

[ktmrider2]

It is funny how our taste in equipment changes over the years.  When I was a professional newspaper photographer, my standard lenses were the 24 or 85.  I hated the 28, 35 and 50 focal lengths.  Today, either 35 or 50 lives on the camera depending on which way the wind is blowing.  

I picked up a 50f2.8 collapsible Elmer in February to team with the new MP and at 6 oz, it is the lightest lens Leica has ever made (in M mount).  I made a mistake when I mailed it home from Hawaii keeping the 35/90 combo for my trip around the world.  The old 35/50/90 photojournalist trio is hard to beat and teamed with an M2, what can I say.

 

[WvE]

I took my M10-P from the shelf last weekend to keep it in shape. Honestly, I did not feel any passion when using it, unlike when I picked up the MP. It just felt like another digital camera. So, it's back on the shelf again.