sirius
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amateriat
We're all light!
Interesting. 
And the PNet thread you pulled this from was...well, typically PNet.
- Barrett
And the PNet thread you pulled this from was...well, typically PNet.
- Barrett
Tuolumne
Veteran
amateriat said:Interesting.
And the PNet thread you pulled this from was...well, typically PNet.
- Barrett
Sounded alot like RFF to me. More civil, though.
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cmogi10
Bodhisattva
According to the RFF high horse, UV filters are for noobies are wannabes'
amateriat
We're all light!
And...it's chromed! What sort of chucklehead would use such a thing...?cmogi10 said:
Viva Erwitt!
- Barrett
sepiareverb
genius and moron
cmogi10 said:
Yeah, but he obviously has been shooting some sandblasting or something, gotta protect that front element.
hans voralberg
Veteran
Well he did used his head and brain most often than not remember ) P
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Tom A
RFF Sponsor
It is such a pretty camera! Notic the brassy lens too. It is the elusive, early 50f1.4 with a brass barrell! The rewind crank is known as the "Magnum crank" and is the best of them all.
Tuolumne
Veteran
Imagine the tens of thousands of dollars of film that he had to run through that camera to make it look that way. He could have saved alot of money with a dSLR!
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Tuolumne
Veteran
Notice there is no brassing on the speed dial. What did he do, shoot aperture priority?
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oscroft
Veteran
Look the way it's neatly brassed around the top plate engraving - it looks like it's been deliberately ground down.
Steve Bellayr
Veteran
I, too, suspect that Erwitt's Leica has been customized. Brassing should only occur where the camera comes in contact with another object, i.e. skin or strap. Notice where it is brassed on the front and top. It is in areas normally not handled. Also, the skin looks in pretty good shape for a camera that has been worked (brassed) that hard.
kipkeston
Well-known
Shame on him for using UV filter. I bet he fondled it while shooting like Winogrand.
Ororaro
Well-known
My M3 is dechromed and brassed on some spots. The feel of the camera is incredible. Fingers stick to the camera like on skin. I recommend to anybodyto have a dechromed M3 or M2 or M4...
HuubL
hunter-gatherer
I visited his website. Truly awesome photos there. The man had a great eye and a great sense of humor!
Ororaro
Well-known
ErikFive said:How does de-chromed look?
Nickel. It's a subdued silver color.
Chrome is basically a hard transparent and ultra resistant and luster layer over the Nickel.
HuubL
hunter-gatherer
The M3 is still brass!NB23 said:
