first pics from lausanne with my M7

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bostanem

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hi,

i was living in istanbul just before i moved to lausanne, switzerland and was dying to buy a Leica camera. but it was not only too difficult to find these cameras but also very extremely expensive. now i am a master student and bought an M7 with my scholarship, well i am broke now:)

the curiosity of whether Leica was overrated or not made me buy this camera actually. Now i can say that i am totally satisfied with the feeling of shooting with an M7. it is just amazing.

anyway, here are some pics from my first roll with my M7.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mercury_fur/
 
Welcome to the Leicaholic Society ! If you can tell us something more about your film and processing, perhaps we could give you a hand in controlling the contrast a bit, your shots look a bit too hard to me. Anyway, enjoy your great camera!
 
Thirty-five years ago, as a graduate student, I wanted to buy a Leica and finally had the money. The elderly salesman advised me to be practical: for close-ups and copying I should have a reflex camera.
 
mfogiel said:
Welcome to the Leicaholic Society ! If you can tell us something more about your film and processing, perhaps we could give you a hand in controlling the contrast a bit, your shots look a bit too hard to me. Anyway, enjoy your great camera!
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i dont have a darkroom here and but i used tmax 100 and got it developed at a local lab here :( since i dont speak french very well it is tough to communicate with them :)

but still it would be very interesting to hear your suggestions.
 
payasam said:
Thirty-five years ago, as a graduate student, I wanted to buy a Leica and finally had the money. The elderly salesman advised me to be practical: for close-ups and copying I should have a reflex camera.
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i have a reflex camera but i think i didnt understand the point of having a reflex camera for copying. actually, i didnt get what you mean with copying. :confused:
 
Leica dunyasina hosgeldin :)

You will soon be addicted (maybe already :). M7 is a gorgeous camera.

High contrast might be due to scanning. You may want to buy a decent scanner and control your own scans.
 
LeicaFoReVer said:
Leica dunyasina hosgeldin :)

You will soon be addicted (maybe already :). M7 is a gorgeous camera.

High contrast might be due to scanning. You may want to buy a decent scanner and control your own scans.
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hosbulduk aykut bey :)

i have started reading about affordable scanners already, when i was in istanbul, i was able to use my friend's canon 9950f but now unfortunately i have to go with lab scans.

what really amazed me is the feeling that i have never had with my SLR. for me, this camera is not overrated and it deserves every penny of my scholarship:)
 
Great pics. I have been thinking about an M7 also now that they are almost affordable :) Just a few years ago they were just a dream, but thanks to the M8 and M9...
 
did you buy from Photo Grancy or from Photovision ?
I recommend that before you leave after your master, you have your M7 serviced by Leica Switzerland, they're really of higher standards and not expensive. Qualite suisse !
:)
 
aldobonnard said:
did you buy from Photo Grancy or from Photovision ?
I recommend that before you leave after your master, you have your M7 serviced by Leica Switzerland, they're really of higher standards and not expensive. Qualite suisse !
:)
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i bought it from photovision :) my leica was serviced just before i bought it and for sure it will be checked before i leave switzerland.
 
I was just traveling in Switzerland and stopped off in Lausanne for a week. Beautiful city! I took many shots as well. Enjoy the M7.
 
I felt exactly the same things when I first bought my M6...I share your excitement...

I learned a lot over the years on this site so keep hanging around...
 
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