Ok, P on the way... excited.
ferider
Veteran
Won't make it Sun, unfortunately, Steve. Probably too wet for the ride, and will be working on my honey-do list ....
Sure you guys will have fun though
Roland.
Argenticien
Dave
Mine arrived as well. I seem to have mostly got away with the "no return" buy -- the camera looks great and seems to work mostly well, I think. The shutter seems to have a slight bit of recoil, if that's the right word, on 1/30 only. I mean that it goes click-click as normal, then immediately what sounds like about three echoing clicks of increasing faintness after. (So, "CLICK-CLICK, CLIck click clk" ). The shutter is also generally louder than I expected, but expectations aside, I am a novitiate RFFer with few other cameras to compare to -- all of them leaf-shutter -- so I'm not sure how loud it should be. It's probably hard to judge without a sound recording, but does anyone out there think any of above seems indicative of a serious shutter problem?
Other than that, the film speed reminder dial on the back turns very stiffly, such that I can't move it without wearing a rubber glove to give my fingers extra grippiness -- but if this the worst of my worries, I'm quite happy!
I did run a test roll through on Saturday, then managed to completely and thoroughly destroy it through an embarrassingly daft processing error that I shan't go into here! :bang: Now must retry.
--Dave
(Photos with old Takumar 35/2 on K20D)
). The shutter is also generally louder than I expected, but expectations aside, I am a novitiate RFFer with few other cameras to compare to -- all of them leaf-shutter -- so I'm not sure how loud it should be. It's probably hard to judge without a sound recording, but does anyone out there think any of above seems indicative of a serious shutter problem?Other than that, the film speed reminder dial on the back turns very stiffly, such that I can't move it without wearing a rubber glove to give my fingers extra grippiness -- but if this the worst of my worries, I'm quite happy!
I did run a test roll through on Saturday, then managed to completely and thoroughly destroy it through an embarrassingly daft processing error that I shan't go into here! :bang: Now must retry.
--Dave
(Photos with old Takumar 35/2 on K20D)
wallace
Well-known
Don't worry. I know that sound from all of my 3 Ps, also the one that has been serviced by Mark Hama makes that funny echo. About noise level: I cannot compare to M Leicas, but the shutter is much more quiet than my Bessa R.The shutter seems to have a slight bit of recoil, if that's the right word, on 1/30 only. I mean that it goes click-click as normal, then immediately what sounds like about three echoing clicks of increasing faintness after. (So, "CLICK-CLICK, CLIck click clk"
wallace
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squirrel$$$bandit
Veteran
Right on, that shutter sound is normal. And it's true, it's louder than an M, but not by all that much.
setyotomo
Established
at 1/30 it should sound like that, if not.. its broken my 7s and 7 also sounded like that. fyi im joining for this "P lust" club.
my 7s and 7 also sounded like that. fyi im joining for this "P lust" club.Argenticien
Dave
at 1/30 it should sound like that, if not.. its broken
Right then! With three of you saying it's normal (particularly Wallace, on a unit serviced by Mark Hama, meaning it is Perfect), I am reassured. Thanks!
goamules
Well-known
I think I need one. Man....why can't we just stick with one of anything? I got my first 35mm in 20 years (a Canon IVSB) a few months ago. It's works fine, is great really. I'm gonna keep it forever. But the P model does look a little cooler, and my 45yr old eyes could use a bigger viewer....I'm looking out for one too.
Bingley
Veteran
It's nice to see this resurgence of interest in the P!
Bill58
Native Texan
Me too--mine just doubled in value! haha
russelljtdyer
Writer
My Populaire & Land Tax Collector
My Populaire & Land Tax Collector
Here's my Canon P, sporting a Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 lens. I bought the camera body on ebay from a very good vendor out of Tokyo (jiri_e). The lens is new; bought it from Adorama in New York. I figured I'd go for the assured clarity and quality of a new Voigtlander. I'm thinking of getting the Voigtlander 90mm to match.
My Populaire & Land Tax Collector
Here's my Canon P, sporting a Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 lens. I bought the camera body on ebay from a very good vendor out of Tokyo (jiri_e). The lens is new; bought it from Adorama in New York. I figured I'd go for the assured clarity and quality of a new Voigtlander. I'm thinking of getting the Voigtlander 90mm to match.
Bill58
Native Texan
If you bought from Jiri Ecer, you DID buy from a fine guy! You also got the most underrated RF camera ever made IMHO.
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MV72
Marc VERRIERE
My P bought from jiri a couple of years ago :
And a few pics taken with the Jup-8 :
And a few pics taken with the Jup-8 :
Down to two of them, but they each have a Zeiss Sonnar on them.
