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Godfrey said:
Regards the meter, it's a simple two-range match-needle system which calculates a light value (EV number). You transfer that light value to the coupled scale on the shutter time selector, locking the aperture and exposure time together. From that point, you can pick which aperture/shutter pair to use easily since the two rings lock together and move as a piece.

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Godfrey do you know if storing it in a case will extend the life of the selenium cells? It didn’t come with one and normally I’d have no desire for an old leather case but may look for one if it will protect the meter.
 
Keeping a selenium meter cell covered when not in use does extend its lifespan.

Rather than get an old leather case, just get a modern, synthetic photo equipment wrap to store the camera in when not in use. It helps, does not attract dust, mold, or fungus, and can be washed.

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I have a couple of Retina cases, most probably needing a bit of repair work. They're pretty but i only use them for brief periods when carrying the camera to protect it in use. If you'd like one, let me know and I'll see what i have that'd be usable.

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Godfrey said:
Keeping a selenium meter cell covered when not in use does extend its lifespan.

Rather than get an old leather case, just get a modern, synthetic photo equipment wrap to store the camera in when not in use. It helps, does not attract dust, mold, or fungus, and can be washed.

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I have a couple of Retina cases, most probably needing a bit of repair work. They're pretty but i only use them for brief periods when carrying the camera to protect it in use. If you'd like one, let me know and I'll see what i have that'd be usable.
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I think you’re right. I needed a new strap anyway so I just ordered a little fleece bag to store it in when I’m not using it.
 
I finally got some sense and boght a Peak Slim wide strap and connectors for my Nikon F2, Nikkorma FTN, Yashice Lynx, and my
Minotlta III to make lugging thm around easier. .
The rest of my cameras wear rope straps .
Bill
 
I recently bought an adapter which happens to please me greatly. This one is for the Nikon Rangefinder lenses that that have an external mount (i.e. the longer lenses which have their own focusing helicoid.) I own a Nikkor 105mm f2.5 and two (one chrome and one black and chrome) 135mm f3.5 Nikkor S lenses. I use these solely on mirrorless cameras - which is just as well as adapters for the Nikkor S system (outside mount) seldom if ever have rangefinder linkages (and the ones available for Nikon S lenses with inside mount are ruddy expensive due to the need for a built in helicoid accompanied by great precision). I already owned a Nikon S mount (external mount type) to Sony adapter which works well on that system but I needed a further one which would allow me to also use these lenses on my new L mount camera.

The thing that especially pleases me is that this adapter is from Nikkor S mount to Leica M mount. This provides great flexibility as, by stacking this with a Leica M mount to whatever camera) adapter, I can use it on any mirrorless system - a system I use regularly now and have mentioned in other posts on this forum. Aesthetically, the thing I like about it is that it is much smaller and discrete than appears in the eBay ad below. So much so that when it is mounted, the adapter sits inside the outer mount of the Nikon lens with only the M mount part showing. It therefore makes the lens look for all the world much like a Leica version of the lens (though Nikkor never made such lenses in M mount they did make some in LTM mount but with this installed you could be excused for thinking they did.)

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NIK.S-L/M Lens Adapter Lens Mount Adapter for Nikon S Mount Lens to for Leica M | eBay Australia

1pc x Mount Adapter Ring NIK S-L/M. Lens: for Nikon n/s mount lens. With this adapter, you can connect with latest for TECHART LM-EA7 auto focus lens adapter. Adapter Using ultra precision CNC machine tools, sophisticated material, high intensity, good operation stability.
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seany65 said:
This week I bought an "ordinary" 62mm Hoya HMC UV filter to replace the 62mm Hoya Pro1 Digital filter with "digital multi coating". The ordinary one has a reflection which is a couple of stops darker than the digital one AND it is green rather than the almost "plain mirror" reflection of the digital filter. I wonder if "designed for digital" is juts a marketing ploy?
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A while ago I looked into UV filters and found these 2 test sites and interestingly the Hoya HMC does rather well in both tests, I do own several 'Digital' filters only because of how thin they are and they were cheap to test but use mainly either Hoya HMC or Nikon NC filters.

UV Filter Test 2009

UV Filter Test 2017
 
Found these little fleece and microfiber bags on Amazon for like $15. Perfect for storing a small rangefinder so I don’t bang it into other cameras in my closet. There’s a retina iiic in here and they have a couple larger bags as well. There’s a little pocket inside to you could put desiccants in too if you want. IMG_8720.jpeg
 
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A brand new Leica battery for my M9 and M8 from Camera West - just randomly searched their web site and there it was so I immediately bought it.

A month ago I randomly searched Samy’s Camera in Los Angeles for a new Leica battery for my M10-P and they had one, I immediately bought it.

According to Leica store in Miami, Leica still has these batteries made in limited production runs every now and then.

These are brand new in factory sealed boxes.
 
A Godox continuous light to try instead of strobes. These are pretty cheap and useful for the sort of indoor photography I do. I also got an adapter to use my Elinchrom attachments (the Godox uses the Bowens mount). It also came with a remote, gels, and reflector.

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Leon C said:
A while ago I looked into UV filters and found these 2 test sites and interestingly the Hoya HMC does rather well in both tests, I do own several 'Digital' filters only because of how thin they are and they were cheap to test but use mainly either Hoya HMC or Nikon NC filters.

UV Filter Test 2009

UV Filter Test 2017
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Thanks for the links, Leon. I've had a look at them and the normal Hoya HMC UV filters seem to be pretty good. It's a bit of a shame that the second set of tests don't test for blocking UV light but the other tests they do I haven't seen anywhere else. I generally use Hoya HMC Sky 1B filters (though HMC UV om my Fuji X-S1) so I'm presuming they don't block quite as much UV as their HMC UV filters, but I'm hoping the performance of their Sky 1B's if they'd been in the second set of tests would've been about equal to their hmc UV's.
 
seany65 said:
Thanks for the links, Leon. I've had a look at them and the normal Hoya HMC UV filters seem to be pretty good. It's a bit of a shame that the second set of tests don't test for blocking UV light but the other tests they do I haven't seen anywhere else. I generally use Hoya HMC Sky 1B filters (though HMC UV om my Fuji X-S1) so I'm presuming they don't block quite as much UV as their HMC UV filters, but I'm hoping the performance of their Sky 1B's if they'd been in the second set of tests would've been about equal to their hmc UV's.
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Yeah, between both sets of tests I think you could easily say the Hoya HMC do pretty well, especially as they are one of the cheapest options and agree with others, the whole 'Digital' wording is just marketing, like 'Digital' TV Aerials in the UK.... ;)
 
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