Disapointment with the M ?

[joebt]

I have a suggestion. You could try a Leica M-3 (The biggest and most accurate viewfinder hands down), and add a 35mm external viewfinder?

I have a Viooh mounted on my 50 year old Double Stroke M-3. (Youxin just Cleaned, Lubed and Adjusted it on Saturday of last week)

The Viooh, if you can get a decent one, shows 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, 90mm, and 135mm. Not at the same time, but with the turn of the dial.

I keep it on 35mm, because I have a 90mm Cron mounted on my M3. In an instant, I can see what the framing of 35mm would be just in case I want to use my 35mm Cron 4th version on my M3.

Just an idea...works for me.

 

[gdi]

120 prints huh? So they are square? What size? I've never gotten prints done of my 120 negatives so I'm a bit ignorant! 🙂

It depends on the format you shoot. I shoot 6x7 and that is the aspect ratio I got back. Of course 6x6 should be square...

 

[Dralowid]

I'm so pleased to have found a lab that prints 35mm at 5 x 7 AND A HALF rather than 5 x 7....

Michael

 

[Red Rock Bill]

Thanks for the heads up about Kadachrome and Walmart...I happened to have loaded up a roll yesterday for old times sake. But in the M7 as the M2 awaits some TLC. Regards,Bill

 

[PetarDima]

@ pachuco
For me the ZI will become obsolete as soon as I will be able to buy a digital ZI or equivalent camera (without compromising on size, weight and responsiveness of the trigger), which will give me a full frame B&W image of the same or better quality that film gives, without the hassle of dealing with film. I don't know how long it will take, but I don't think more than 5 years.

sounds fair ... 5 years for digital ZI ... 🙂 🙂 🙂

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I'm more disappointed with the H. It's a wishy-washy consonant.

 

[cmogi10]

The M aint for everyone, not the be all end all.

 

[JNewell]

The M aint for everyone, not the be all end all.

Quite right. There's a very broad swath of photo uses for which the M is somewhere between a poor choice and a horrible choice. Where it does well, however, it's superb - but - and here's another thing - I think some people's way of seeing (an eye/brain thing) just doesn't get along well with a viewfinder camera. Nothing wrong with that - there are other choice that they should use happily and confidently.