New to the forum. Brief description.

[bonynge]

Hello all, I’m new to this forum. It’s many a year since I’ve owned a rangefinder camera. I’ve just acquired a Rank Mamiya. It’s sitting on my table in pieces. I’m trying to get the shutter to work, I’ll get there I had one of these back in the 60’s.
I’m waiting on delivery of a Kodak Retinette. Should be interesting.

I’ve been lent a Leica M3 by a friend. I’m 77 and this is the first Leica I’ve ever handled or played with. Must remember to remove the lens cap

Nice meeting you all.

 

[seany65]

Hello and welcome to the forum bonynge.

Just hit it with a hammer, that'll fix it. 😊

 

[Talus]

Welcome to the forum. Good luck with the Mamiya and happy shooting.

Also forgot to take lens cap off my M3 this morning. It happens!

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Lens Caps- have not done that since 1970. Learned it as a Kid.

Not extending the collapsible Summicron.... Whoops...

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Muggins]

Beware Retinettes - very much a gateway drug!

Welcome aboard. You don't have to be mad, we provide training.

 

[Richard G]

Lens cap. Shudder through the forum. We had a great thread here a while back, Worst words in photography. Lens cap might not have been proposed. Should have been.

I imagine a Leica M3 in all its density and seriousness sitting on the table in front of you could be slightly daunting. Tripping the shutter at 1/15s will reveal it can purr like a friendly cat after all.

Enjoy RFF. It is one of the minor miracles of the current era.

 

[Dervla]

Welcome!

 

[Tim Murphy]

Dear bonynge,

Welcome aboard.

I'm younger than you by a bit, but I'm finding "relearning" the process of film cameras to be much more enjoyable than using digital. I shoot both, and both have advantages. But using film just seems like I'm more involved in the results to me.

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Harrisburg PA 🙂

 

[bonynge]

Hello and welcome to the forum bonynge.

Just hit it with a hammer, that'll fix it. 😊

That's on the cards

 

[bonynge]

Dear bonynge,

Welcome aboard.

I'm younger than you by a bit, but I'm finding "relearning" the process of film cameras to be much more enjoyable than using digital. I shoot both, and both have advantages. But using film just seems like I'm more involved in the results to me.

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Harrisburg PA 🙂

I'm enjoying playing with items of my youth. Stripping out the Mamiya is quite a job.
I used to have my own dark room. The joy of watching picture coming to life in the developer will always fascinate me..

 

[bonynge]

Welcome!

Thankyou

Lens Caps- have not done that since 1970. Learned it as a Kid.

Not extending the collapsible Summicron.... Whoops...

Welcome to the forum!

Thankyou Dervia

 

[bonynge]

Lens cap. Shudder through the forum. We had a great thread here a while back, Worst words in photography. Lens cap might not have been proposed. Should have been.

I imagine a Leica M3 in all its density and seriousness sitting on the table in front of you could be slightly daunting. Tripping the shutter at 1/15s will reveal it can purr like a friendly cat after all.

Enjoy RFF. It is one of the minor miracles of the current era.

The " lens cap " is sitting to one side. This Leica is a lovely piece of engineering, can I call it that ?

 

[bonynge]

Lens Caps- have not done that since 1970. Learned it as a Kid.

Not extending the collapsible Summicron.... Whoops...

Welcome to the forum!

There is 3 lenses. 5cm, a 9cm collapsable lens. The aperture ring doesn't move. I won't force it. Perhaps it's been dropped. I'll advise the owner to have it serviced along with the camera. There is also a goggle lens. Awesome piece of kit.

 

[bonynge]

Beware Retinettes - very much a gateway drug!

Welcome aboard. You don't have to be mad, we provide training.

Training is welcome. I'm getting a bit daft as I age.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

The " lens cap " is sitting to one side. This Leica is a lovely piece of engineering, can I call it that ?

Yes, yes you can - it is an amazing feat of engineering, especially the viewfinder.

Retinas- Know your Capital Letters vs Lower-case letters...

1B, IIC, IIIC.

 

[boojum]

You have landed in a good place. Beginner or pro there is a lot here. And there are always folks who know more and who can help. Have a lot of fun.

 

[CMur12]

Welcome to RFF, bonynge!

I'm a fancier of TLRs (and the occasional compact, fixed-lens RF), myself, but you'll find many here who will relate specifically to your interests, too.

- Murray