Basic Leica setup
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Royale With Cheese
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Maybe I am screwed .. but I actually prefers the M3 to the MP .. :dunno::bsmilie:
Er, your kinda standard need clarification. MP3 or M3? hahahahahahahahahahaha
:sticktong:bsmilie:
MP or MP3 both .. no doubt about the feel good factor
But I think it is the without metering factor on the M3 that makes you shoot what you see and not meter what you see .. not sure if I am making sense here :sweat: :bsmilie:
Kimura_papaya
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ZShutter
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I'd suggest to get an M2 first to try out as the build is very similar to an MP.
if i got myself an MP first, i'd leave it in my display cabinet more than i'd use it as i'd wouldn't want to risk damaging such a beauty. In the end, i'd bring out my M2 or M3 instead. For lens, i'd recommend 35mm as it's perfect for street shooting if that's your cup of tea.
if i got myself an MP first, i'd leave it in my display cabinet more than i'd use it as i'd wouldn't want to risk damaging such a beauty. In the end, i'd bring out my M2 or M3 instead. For lens, i'd recommend 35mm as it's perfect for street shooting if that's your cup of tea.
A note on getting the M3, the RF coupling goes up to only 1m. If you get lenses miniumum focusing is 0.7m, you will have to guesstimate the last 0.3m. That being said, M3 is still one of the best cameras around. I use it along side with MP in a complimentary fashion. You will not go too wrong with any Leica M that is in good working condition. They are cameras hand built with love from Germany or Canada.
artspraken
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There are many M3 sets on resale that are modified for min focusing 0.7m
MP now price very ex coz Leica stopped making temporarily, due to lack of parts
MP now price very ex coz Leica stopped making temporarily, due to lack of parts
Black paint of course
(yes, I suffer from MP lust too...)
... look what came from EMS today?!!
Royale With Cheese
Senior Member
My M3 was a double stroke modified to be single. So now its single stroke with buddha ears, very holy! haha
Oh yea, mine has been mod to hot 0.7m
My basic set up that shot Nepal in 2 weeks, day & night. One cam, one lens, 2 weeks & loads of film.
Woah, your poison very deep!
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I keep telling myself NOT to settle...then keep looking at the MP, sibei lau nuaaa sia!
I need to set aside ~2.5 for a 50? More for a 30..
Body gonna cost me less than 2 for a M6, about 5 for a MP, less for a M8
gnna think hard!
see le feel more and more broke
MP looks and feel nicer (new, and built-quality). The screw wind could be a little annoying, so a-la-cart-ing the M4 wind tab would be nice.
If you're an avid shooter and keen on shooting film, do note what you'll end up with. Right now I have about 80 unprocessed rolls of film lying all over my room. So if you can't be bothered to process heaps of your own film, you might consider the M8 or M9.
35mm has more flexibility in cramped spaces and is wide-enough to take in a lot of information. But sometimes theres too much information, and the 50mm is a much better choice to create stronger pictures because it excludes more unnecessary details.
Not everyone has infinite money, so you'll have to make the decision yourself.
eh.... some times i find the prices at peninsula a tad higher than wat you can find here in buy/sell.
but if u must, can try benphoto. i see they have a pretty good selection of leica bodies on sale. plus, they do offer shop warranty for purchases.
paapoopa
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magicianhisoka
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Jon, you're sinking deeper and deeper after your M7 
hallo lowlight...
Hi .. how the going and we so stop this greeting the moderator will come after our behind
hahaha
Catch you around
Cheers
New2digital
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Talk about slippery road. I was extremely careful after I gave up with films some 15 to 20 years, I just bought a simple SONY, the DSC-F1 when it first arrived in Singapore, to shoot pictures of my fish for a discussion forum and holiday mug shots. I kept all my film cameras in the dry cabinet and refused to look at any of the new digital offerings. I was very successful; I even refused to take out my beloved M3, although I still had lots of slide-films in my freezer then. I ought to congratulate myself until recently, one moment of indiscretion, while I did not slip, all of sudden I took one tiny little step in the dark and off the cliff I went so look where I landed:
Moving from right to left in the photo.
Ooch!! that hurt and hurt alot.
The Noct, fully open with its ultra shallow DOF, is difficult to focus perfectly especially when it is most needed, at low light. It is even more so when one has to wear glasses like I do. I am still working at it and attempting to get a proper correction lens for the view finder so that I do not need to ware glasses to shoot.
Really Nice Setup !!
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