Calzone
Gear Whore #1
John,
Forensics for me confirm in fact it is a M-mount, manual focus.
Interesting from a historical POV that LTM was once used by Minolta, Canon, Nikon and many others.
Now again it is happening with "M" and "L" mounts.
I know how AF is speedy, and pretty much it makes for a faster shooter, so I know about the limits of manual focus.
Anyways this is an interesting development: a third party M-mount body.
It does look bigger than my CL.
Cal
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
BillBingham2
Registered User
Having sold all me M mount glass, I still love the old stuff, but not sure how it will perform at the edges on a FF. I'd love to have the old Skopar Snap-Shot 25/4 on a body the way it focuses.
B2 (;->
Out to Lunch
Ventor
I'll be there!
colker
Well-known
I want small cameras .
I want less features. I want to get rid of menus.
I like the film and scanner thing BUT... digital is so liberating some ways like: i can change color to BW, iso, white balnce... from picture to picture instead of finishing 36 exposures. Even more liberating: i don´t have top beg w/ security at airports to spare my film from xray.
Otoh... obsolescence on the digital front is annoying. Cameras should not be throw away, disposable items. I grew up on film cameras and manual focus. I can manual focus faster than AF. I have 40 yr old lenses that feel solid.
I want a digital camera w/ no live vision or playback much like the Leica but costing like Fuji or less. I don´t mind the EVF.. i like it. I don´t need an OVF anymore but i still want a viewfinder. The fuji xe3 is almost there but the menus and buttons put me off.
I like a small, simple camera that does not cost more than 1k and has a smalish zoom w/ out optical aberrations. I need to go from wide to tele and changing lenses on digital cameras is a no no (dust gets on the sensor).
I want less features. I want to get rid of menus.
I like the film and scanner thing BUT... digital is so liberating some ways like: i can change color to BW, iso, white balnce... from picture to picture instead of finishing 36 exposures. Even more liberating: i don´t have top beg w/ security at airports to spare my film from xray.
Otoh... obsolescence on the digital front is annoying. Cameras should not be throw away, disposable items. I grew up on film cameras and manual focus. I can manual focus faster than AF. I have 40 yr old lenses that feel solid.
I want a digital camera w/ no live vision or playback much like the Leica but costing like Fuji or less. I don´t mind the EVF.. i like it. I don´t need an OVF anymore but i still want a viewfinder. The fuji xe3 is almost there but the menus and buttons put me off.
I like a small, simple camera that does not cost more than 1k and has a smalish zoom w/ out optical aberrations. I need to go from wide to tele and changing lenses on digital cameras is a no no (dust gets on the sensor).
Guth
Appreciative User
What I really want is to become a better photographer. There is no new camera in my near future, but I'm having a lot of fun reacquainting myself with my manual film camera. I hadn't used it in such a long time that it has practically been like having a brand new camera. As a result that excited/anxious feeling when I'm out shooting still applies to a degree.
I'm really enjoying the process of shooting with film once again for no other reason than it appeals to me. While I'm sure that many here can understand this even if they don't feel the same way, it's sometimes hard for me to explain to others. I'm finding the appeal of film photography similar to that of other rather visceral experiences I enjoy such as listening to vinyl records, driving a sports car with a manual transmission, riding a motorcycle, playing guitar, fly-fishing, or even making my own espresso for that matter. They all require a fairly high level of involvement and attention on my part and I suppose I enjoy that. The interest is there and I realize that I'm only going to improve by creating more photographs and learning from my mistakes. But I'd like to think that I'm also accumulating some insight by looking at many of the images posted by others here on this forum
I'm currently focused on relearning much of what I had forgotten over the years. I feel like I'm now at a good place in life to better absorb some of the core knowledge essential to photography (things that I either struggled with or just plain ignored when I was younger). These are likely things that most here on this forum take for granted. I would like to receive more feedback on my images along with any suggestions/advice others might have. I just don't crank out the volume of images that many here do so I don't often have much new to post. I did check that I'd like feedback in my profile, but either I've yet to receive any feedback or I simply don't know how this feature works. Perhaps someone here can clue me in on this.
Oh, while I don't see a new camera in my future, I am interested in obtaining the gear and the chemicals to be able to start developing my own film at some point next year. It seems like a logical next step to me. It's been a REALLY long time since I last did this so that should be a fun trip down memory lane.
I'm really enjoying the process of shooting with film once again for no other reason than it appeals to me. While I'm sure that many here can understand this even if they don't feel the same way, it's sometimes hard for me to explain to others. I'm finding the appeal of film photography similar to that of other rather visceral experiences I enjoy such as listening to vinyl records, driving a sports car with a manual transmission, riding a motorcycle, playing guitar, fly-fishing, or even making my own espresso for that matter. They all require a fairly high level of involvement and attention on my part and I suppose I enjoy that. The interest is there and I realize that I'm only going to improve by creating more photographs and learning from my mistakes. But I'd like to think that I'm also accumulating some insight by looking at many of the images posted by others here on this forum
I'm currently focused on relearning much of what I had forgotten over the years. I feel like I'm now at a good place in life to better absorb some of the core knowledge essential to photography (things that I either struggled with or just plain ignored when I was younger). These are likely things that most here on this forum take for granted. I would like to receive more feedback on my images along with any suggestions/advice others might have. I just don't crank out the volume of images that many here do so I don't often have much new to post. I did check that I'd like feedback in my profile, but either I've yet to receive any feedback or I simply don't know how this feature works. Perhaps someone here can clue me in on this.
Oh, while I don't see a new camera in my future, I am interested in obtaining the gear and the chemicals to be able to start developing my own film at some point next year. It seems like a logical next step to me. It's been a REALLY long time since I last did this so that should be a fun trip down memory lane.
colker
Well-known
I think about this all the time because pleasure from dealing w/gear can distract from the basic duty which is to make relevant images. So... I believe everyone has his/her particular method of reaching that place where you decide what is visually interesting and why is it interesting. My way is to balance the admiration i have for the masters and pioneers w/ my own private experience in time x place. It sounds pretentious but it´s like this.. i don´t plan on reinventing photography but i feel like i should contribute something and this comes from my own private world. The pleasure w/ playing w/ a camera is put aside when making a picture since it is a pure abstract, rational act. The camera should not get in the way but serve the purpose. Therefore the simpler the camera the better. I rather have one lens, one camera and the the fastest most simple technical way, be it digital film or anything else.