New boy says hello

[markinlondon]

Hello, everybody.

I'm Mark and I use an M6ttl with a 50 Summicron and a couple of CV lenses (oh the shame). My Pentax K gear now just lies around the house complaining of neglect., but since I started using a rangefinder I've never looked back. I do have some galleries here if anyone's interested.

Regards,

Mark Bowerman

Old enough to afford a Leica at last

 

[merciful]

A classic story, and a good one, too.

 

[JoeFriday]

hey Mark

no shame in using CV lenses.. the shame is in having them and not using them.. welcome aboard!

 

[RayPA]

...Old enough to afford a Leica at last

I know this feeling. Can't wait until I'm that old(er) guy driving around in a Porsche. 😛

Welcome Mark!

 

[peter_n]

Welcome Mark! No shame in using CV, I use a 35mm/f2.5 pancake on my M6TTL and its an awesome combo! 🙂

 

[vincentbenoit]

Hey Mark

Welcome, and thanks for sharing your pictures. The files do look really good - do you scan the negs, or print in the darkroom and scan the prints?

If you like a curry and a pint of London Pride after a good shoot, then you should consider joining the UK chapter... http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5421&page=1&pp=20

By the way, I'm still too young to afford a Leica (body or lens)... have to make do with my lowly Bessa and Zorki ;-)

Cheers

Vincent

 

[back alley]

greeting!

you are a new part of a growing uk contingent.
i may have to pop over for a visit.😉

joe

 

[vincentbenoit]

you are a new part of a growing uk contingent.
i may have to pop over for a visit.😉
joe

Please do. We'll show you how we do it over here ;-)

 

[back alley]

as soon as i stop buying gear, i'll start saving for the trip.

shouldn't be too much longer😉

joe

 

[cp_ste.croix]

Welcome! I wonder when I will be old enough for my M6?

 

[Jeffreys48]

newbie question from someone in the same siituation:

I have a beavy of cameras, 2 Contax 35mm and 645, A Mamiya RZ and 7II (love that camera) and just got a Leica M7 with 50/1.4 and 90/2.0. Its a great outfit. I love it. I don't use my other 35mm anymore.

What does CV stand for in lenses? Keep seeing it but don't know what it means.

Thanks.

--Jeffrey

 

[back alley]

cv = cosina voitlander

oh, and welcome to the forum.

joe

 

[markinlondon]

Thanks to everybody for the warm welcome.

Joe,
you could try shooting HP5 to just make everything look like England 🙂

Vincent,
the London shoot looked like fun and as a native West London boy I couldn't say no to a pint of Pride now, could I?
As for scanning, the UK and Umbria galleries were scanned from negatives (Canon FS2710 using Vuescan), but now I have a darkroom by the time I've printed everything scanning the negs seems like doing it all over again. The NZ gallery contains scanned prints hence the paper and toner details. I find using a flatbed MUCH quicker and simpler. This is not to mention the fact that I've become a darkroom addict and in fact, have just emerged blinking to write this.

If anyone is in London of a weekend, I'm the short, bespectacled middle aged guy with the black ttl covered in insulating tape.

Regards,

Mark