Leica LTM First time with a Barnack

Leica M39 screw mount bodies/lenses
helenhill said:
Thanks Andreios...

on my first roll/ Tmax 400 / symmar / 3 shots had 'Those Horizontal Lines' / like ZenLibra had
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Can easily be caused by the person who developed the film. If only 3 shots had the horizontal lines, it surely wasn't the camera that caused them. To load the spool to develope the film correctly asks some experience. The best thing to do is to do it yourself. It is easy.

I love the Summar. I just bought a coated one. I will publish the results of it on RFF soon.

Erik.
 
Here is what my problem looks like at 1/1000. 1/500 is a little uneven but 1/100 - 1/200 seem okay.

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zenlibra said:
Here is what my problem looks like at 1/1000. 1/500 is a little uneven but 1/100 - 1/200 seem okay.
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This is another problem than Helens. The slit on your camera is at 1/1000 too narrow, so small dust particles causes the lines. Your shutter has to be adjusted by a competent repairman.
If you want not to do that, simply do not use 1/1000 and 1/500.

Erik.
 
Zenlibra, unless the camera is making horrible noises, no harm is done using it with the shutter needing adjusting.

Those stripes are actually the texture of the cloth the shutter is made of, the slit is so narrow that the bumps of the weave are an appreciable part of the slit width.

Helen has film scratches, plain and simple.
 
Well I used my Leica II for the first time in long time yesterday with the Summitar that has no aperture blades ... permanent f2! :D

Incredibly easy to focus ... I'd forgotten how easy in fact. One thing that I have noticed with these things is that if you're comfortable with your approximation in your own mind of the 50mm frame lines it's just as easy to trip the shutter while still looking through the rangefinder window.
 
John, the camera sounds fine. I intend to keep using it for a few months as it is new to me and maybe then I'll send it off.
 
not a great shot but it makes me Laugh...Summar
Still have NOT gotten the Framing down / sometimes I just Focus and FORGET to View the Other Window and Frame...:bang:
 
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helenhill said:
not a great shot but it makes me Laugh...Summar
Still have NOT gotten the Framing down / sometimes I just Focus and FORGET to View the Other Window and Frame...:bang:
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These are beautiful colors, Helen. The image is lovely.
 
Hi all.
Here's my first picture from the test roll on my Leica III. Incredible experience and great fun!!! Said, I was losing light and didn't manage to take the T-mark from the ground :(
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picked up IIIF BD w/ Summitar last night. both camera and lens are incredibly clean, almost like NOS gear. it's lovely. picked up a Nikkor-P 10.5cm F2.5 that, optically, is just perfect too :)

excellent! shooting a roll tonight, i've missed using one of these little cameras.
 
Thanks for the Encouragement & Kind Words, Erik, Raid, & Bingley

I Love that Voigtlander lens Erik ! Wonderful Charm to that shot...How would you compare it to the 2.8 35 Summaron ?

Absolutely FLOORED by your 'Test Roll' shot Taskoni...
tres BEAUTIFUL
but that was Staged... Not a found Shot...It 'LOOKS' so Retro Hollywood Cinematic .. FAB indeed
Which lens may I ask ?

ScrewMount / Barnacks are so soooo Coool !
 
And no Barnack lens cooler than the Summar, Helen, for the soft, glowing way you see. That lens was made for you.
 
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