Murchu
Well-known
Hmm...Damien, the Extreme card is a couple of years old and the Samsung card I got last year from LFI when I subscribed to the magazine. Worked fine with no problems.
It's weird that the pad would go crazy even with my not quite touching the ring...almost magnetic in response but just lightly touching the pad sent the wonky thing over the top!
Working fine now....small price to pay for such an excellent picture taking machine that I love. Really, I love the camera and the results!
Ah ok, doesn't sound like card is the issue then, as am sure you would have noticed issues before now.
Its nice to find a camera you gel with, and just gets on with letting you see and shoot
dave lackey
Veteran
I love the cool looking finder on that X1. Beautiful camera.
Thanks, Greg...got that from paulfish last year...
dave lackey
Veteran
Ah ok, doesn't sound like card is the issue then, as am sure you would have noticed issues before now.
Its nice to find a camera you gel with, and just gets on with letting you see and shoot
Yes, it is nice to use a camera you love and bond with as it makes the whole experience better, and I believe, the results. It took me awhile to get used to the whole 35mm pov. Always and still am a passionate 50mm + shooter. But, the whole learning process of shooting the 35 has been positive, once I got over the initial aggravation.
Going the other way this year with an 80mm...can't wait to get some film processed.
Murchu
Well-known
Yes, it is nice to use a camera you love and bond with as it makes the whole experience better, and I believe, the results. It took me awhile to get used to the whole 35mm pov. Always and still am a passionate 50mm + shooter. But, the whole learning process of shooting the 35 has been positive, once I got over the initial aggravation.
Going the other way this year with an 80mm...can't wait to get some film processed.
Yeah agree with that. I find the role of the camera very underrated by most people, as the lens may decide the ultimate technical quality of the image you get, but you may not get any image in the first place without the right camera for you.
I'm a 50mm guy myself, and tend to find myself most at ease with focal lengths that don't stray too far from that 50mm pivot. I think I could shoot everything I wanted to with a 35, 50 or 75, or a 50 at a push
Good luck with the 80, I find something very intimate about the field of view that short teles like a 75/ 80/ 85 offer.
dave lackey
Veteran
raid
Dad Photographer
Don't you love the mechanical film cameras that have no such problems!
I hope that now your X1 works flawlessly, Dave.
I had a problem with dirt spots on the M9 sensor. After a painful period of sensor cleaning, with several purchases of cleaning material, and now having a clean sensor, I am quite hesitant to change lenses on the camera to reduce the chance of getting dust on the sensor.
This takes away a lot of the fun in photography.
I hope that now your X1 works flawlessly, Dave.
I had a problem with dirt spots on the M9 sensor. After a painful period of sensor cleaning, with several purchases of cleaning material, and now having a clean sensor, I am quite hesitant to change lenses on the camera to reduce the chance of getting dust on the sensor.
This takes away a lot of the fun in photography.
kshapero
South Florida Man
Hey I don't see an M3 in that picture!Okay, so the X1 is/is not going on vacation. We'll see how the new (old) SanDisk card works out.
But, if it does go on vacation and rehab, then, through this study of contrasts, I think I can not only take some interesting photos, but use the rather brutish, manly-looking R4 rig for a defensive weapon!
Anyone familiar with my blog knows how I like contrasts in life:
dave lackey
Veteran
It's in the Billingham bag. Awaiting it's own Leica cave, courtesy of bobkonos!
Besides, it is lensless for awhile....not dressed for public appearances at the moment.
dave lackey
Veteran
Good morning, Raid...
Yes, I always hated certain aspects of digital cameras including every Nikon D body I ever owned. Dust is amazing...I find it in perfectly clean and stored bags. In the car. On the TV. It's everywhere. Never even thought much about dust until 1998 when I got my first digital camera...the D1! Same with the D2h and the D2x.
The F5 never had a problem. Nor any of my film bodies...such is the price of technology, I suppose, so a little cleaning now and then and we are good to go.
raid
Dad Photographer
As long as we don't include the sky and we use large apertures, the dust spots will not show up in the images. This means that for portraits, all is fine.
taskoni
Well-known
Great looking set up Dave! Can't wait to see your pictures! Hope you'll have a well deserved joyful time photographing your great stuff - your pictures are always storytelling and nice! I wish I was closer and shoot around your neighborhood and grab a few beers with you
Regards,
Boris
Regards,
Boris
dave lackey
Veteran
Great looking set up Dave! Can't wait to see your pictures! Hope you'll have a well deserved joyful time photographing your great stuff - your pictures are always storytelling and nice! I wish I was closer and shoot around your neighborhood and grab a few beers with you
Regards,
Boris
Thanks, Bobby! I would love to post some photos but it will be a week or so as opportunities to get out and shoot are quite limited. Right now, Spring is here and I am itching to get out...the RFF meet on Saturday will help. I plan on shooting a couple of rolls of film in a short time.
Will stop by Showcase tomorrow and pick up a couple rolls of Portra 160 and try some color with the 80 Lux. Then, back to slide film and try out a drum scanner!
dave lackey
Veteran
Update, a week later....
Cleaning the dust out from the control pad did the trick! Zero problems now.
Saved a bit of cash and time so all is good.:angel:
Cleaning the dust out from the control pad did the trick! Zero problems now.
Saved a bit of cash and time so all is good.:angel:
dave lackey
Veteran
Did I say how much I love the little X1? With results like this from a camera that fits in my pocket and is as close to a digital Barnack as we are likely to get....
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Well. Ive spent a lot more time and money keeping my mechanical cameras in top condition than I ever have with the digitals.
Dust on the sensor? Has to be an awful lot before I feel the need to clean it. It's easier to just spot it most of the time. Only becomes a problem with the pinhole lenses.
G
dave lackey
Veteran
Never had any problems with the film cameras...but the dust and such on scans drive me crazy. The dust spots on my Nikon digitals never amounted to much so I never cleaned them...PS did the fix, and it was a bit of a pain.
No dust on the X1 images yet.:angel: