thomasw_ Posted December 22, 2008 Share #21 Posted December 22, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) ......... My M6 and MP are the only cameras I've used with LED meter indicators and these have never detracted from my shooting experience. The red leds have not distracted you while shooting in lowlight? I cannot make the same claim. As I claimed previously, though, I see the red leds as a necessary component with which to put up. The M5 is a great camera, I had one. However much less distracting the match-needle metering is -- indeed it is less distracting than red leds -- it is also less sensitive in lowlight as implemented in the M5. But if a MP were to be made with a match-needle meter indicator as sensitive as the current leds and did not impede the use of a SA 21/3,4 lens, I'd go for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest PhotoWebb.co.uk Posted December 22, 2008 Share #22 Posted December 22, 2008 Okay guys, my M6 is on it's way. Next question is - what film would you recommend for black and white street photography? What about for portraits? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasw_ Posted December 22, 2008 Share #23 Posted December 22, 2008 Okay guys, my M6 is on it's way. Next question is - what film would you recommend for black and white street photography? What about for portraits? O this is so tied to preference; you will get at least as many variations as replies. For my shooting in winter/fall I use TriX 400@250 with rodinal 50:1 or in the spring/summer I use PanF+ 50 with rodinal. Both are great for portraits if you like the films. I recommend finding a film/developer combination you like and stick with it for 100 rolls before making any changes. Just learn the details and variables with your first combination. In order to make a film/developer selection, you might want to examine images on flickr or somewhere with the various film tags you might try. The key question is will you be developing it or sending it to a lab? I recommend taking control of the image making process as much as you can. You will find the good results to be much more satisfying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PhotoWebb.co.uk Posted December 22, 2008 Share #24 Posted December 22, 2008 I am planning to develop myself but I have never done this before so I have a long road ahead of me. The thing that worries me is that I might get some excellent images when out shooting and then mess up the developing - should I be worried about that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted December 22, 2008 Share #25 Posted December 22, 2008 No. Film can be badly developed by anyone. Get yourself in the workflow, and it's all down to you. I have been developing my own film since I was about 15 (32 years ago...). I have had only one film go bad on me, and that was because I didn't load it in the tank properly. Developing your own film is very, very easy. It's easier than following a Delia recipe. I would suggest that you use the following combination as a starter for ten. Kodak Tri-X Expose at 320 ASA Develop in Ilford DD-X at 20C for 7 minutes with 6 inversions of your small tank every minute. Knock the tank on the workbench after the sixth to clear any bubbles. The whole kit and caboodle will cost you about fifty quid. Well worth it, IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
supershang@hotmail.com Posted December 22, 2008 Share #26 Posted December 22, 2008 Leica M6TTL 0.72 black Summicron-M 35mm/f2.0 ASPH (edited by Erl) Summilux-M 35mm/f1.4 Summicron-M 90mm/f2.0 ASPH Apo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marke Posted December 23, 2008 Share #27 Posted December 23, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) The red leds have not distracted you while shooting in lowlight? I cannot make the same claim. As I claimed previously, though, I see the red leds as a necessary component with which to put up. I do find them distracting. It would be nice if you could turn them down a bit, hey? Maybe I'll install a dimmer switch on my MP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBA Posted December 24, 2008 Share #28 Posted December 24, 2008 The red leds have not distracted you while shooting in lowlight? The LEDs have never distracted me in any shooting conditions whatsoever. I'm especially glad to have them in low light. In fact, I just shot a roll of TMax 3200 last night, and much of the time I wouldn't have been able to see a match-needle meter. Now, that would have been distracting! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrewer Posted December 24, 2008 Share #29 Posted December 24, 2008 Far more distracting than the red metering lights in low light is the inability to find the focus! Perhaps I've spent too much time behind the lens but I can shoot the camera without the metering anyway, just making an educated guess. I'll bet mostly everyone here that shoots a manual camera is just as capable in this regard. Without the focus....that's another thing entirely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted December 24, 2008 Share #30 Posted December 24, 2008 No. Film can be badly developed by anyone. Get yourself in the workflow, and it's all down to you. I have been developing my own film since I was about 15 (32 years ago...). I have had only one film go bad on me, and that was because I didn't load it in the tank properly. Developing your own film is very, very easy. It's easier than following a Delia recipe. [...] The whole kit and caboodle will cost you about fifty quid. Well worth it, IMO. It is perfectly true that film can be developed badly by everyone. As this applies to the OP as well, I'd like to add that it makes sense to test drive "his" process / workflow with a couple of rolls. For instance, I've had quite some trouble with strange white spots, when I started developing film again after more than a decade of abstinence (... of developing film ). It took me some time to find out what the reason was. Cheers Ivo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted December 24, 2008 Share #31 Posted December 24, 2008 And the reason was...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted December 24, 2008 Share #32 Posted December 24, 2008 Water quality I've relocated a couple of times and never thought about it anymore. I've changed to only use filtered water from a normal brita jug (actually no destilled water) and had no problems since. I use the same water as well to set up my XTOL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwnyc Posted December 25, 2008 Share #33 Posted December 25, 2008 what film would you recommend for black and white street photography? Pick up some Arista Premium 400 from Freestyle Photographic or Tri-X, which are roughly (or exactly, depending on who's asked) the same film. Learn street photography metering, which is based on the Sunny/16 rule. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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