The dark side

[wtl]

Chances are you won't notice a thing with a few dust inside the lens. Just enjoy it and don't think too hard on this thing. :angel:

 

[SergioGuerra]

Oh well, I just shot a small test roll, and nothing seems to show up on the film (It is still drying so I cant see much anyway).. But apart from the dust, the apperture ring seems to be a bit stiff... a bit too much, is this normal ?

Apart from that, the lense is very beautyfull and very small 🙂 It is a pitty it is not a fast lense, since I do shoot a lot at dusk and night ehehe (when I get out of work)..

hmmm I love the Leica viewfinder... I compared it to the Zorki-4 viewfinder (my largest and most bright finder until today) and they are two different worlds 🙂

ihihihihi

/me is very excited with his M2 😀

 

[lubitel]

Congrats on the leica! Will it be replacing your Zorki Avatar?

 

[SergioGuerra]

Not sure 😛

I didnt stop loving my russian cameras 🙂 This is just another mistress ehehe

I am starting to think I have too many cameras, but I dont know if I want or which one should I sell ehehe
I dont wanna be a colector. I wanna use all the cameras i have 🙂

ps: today here at Portugal it's "carnival day" Maybe I ll go out with the new leica 😀

 

[SergioGuerra]

Here is the first result from the test film, all seems to be ok 🙂

And the lens aperture aint that stiff anymore... i guess it needed some use 😀

An example, please tell me if you spot something funny 🙂

 

[John LeBeau]

Congrats, Serio! You'll need to learn the secret Leica handshake now: As you extend your right hand forward, you simultaneously reach for your wallet with your left hand in preparation for emptying it of any cash or credit cards for subsequent Leica purchases. 🙂

Let me see...I bought an M3 body Feb. 10th (my first and only Leica), a take up spool on the 11th, a lens on the 12th, a light meter on the 15th and mailed a check for pbjbikes Summilux yesterday. Do I have the handshake down yet?

 

[peter_n]

Maybe, maybe not. But you certainly have a thin wallet now and that is one of the qualifications. 😉

Welcome to the forum John! 🙂

 

[Biggles]

Let me see...I bought an M3 body Feb. 10th (my first and only Leica), a take up spool on the 11th, a lens on the 12th, a light meter on the 15th and mailed a check for pbjbikes Summilux yesterday. Do I have the handshake down yet?

Handshake? Sweet Jeebus! You're ready to be fitted for your hook!

(Er, black chrome hook. Wetzlar, not Midland.)

 

[tedwhite]

You guys are making me nervous. I'm watching four M series in My EBay. Is this the first step out of the clean light down?

 

[peter_n]

It is. And the steps are steep. Descent is quick, and inevitable. 🙂

 

[tedwhite]

Ooh, delicious tremors abound.

I don't care about a meter, so is the M4 the one to look for? And what is an M4-P? I'm a real babe in the woods, Leica-wise. Be gentle with me.

 

[Biggles]

I think I have a Summilux coming in the mail. So, please peek in on eBay item 6667677754. It's my liver.

Hell, I only need one.

 

[peter_n]

Ooh, delicious tremors abound.

I don't care about a meter, so is the M4 the one to look for? And what is an M4-P? I'm a real babe in the woods, Leica-wise. Be gentle with me.

There are many here much more knowledgeable than I on the older Leicas, but I believe an M4 is considered good. I think the M4-P followed the M4-2 which I believe had a beefed-up film transport mechanism to take a winder. I think....

 

[SergioGuerra]

Isnt she a beauty with this just arrived Jupiter-3? 😀