efix
RF user by conviction
"Pimp my M8" feat.: Leicagoodies sling, 9days.hk matte silver mini soft release, Steve Barnett Thumbie, Aki Asahi #4034 leatherette.
sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
talking of aki-asahi - this is #4008 on my M9:
new_cover by sebastel23, on Flickr
(taken with mobile phone, after consummation of a double strong cappucino)
new_cover by sebastel23, on Flickr
(taken with mobile phone, after consummation of a double strong cappucino)
efix
RF user by conviction
And you've got the 28 Biogon as well!
How is the grip with #4008? I find that #4034 makes holding the camera much nicer.
menos
Mentor
Sweet looking sebastel!
I have to have a grip on this one on the weekend ;-)
Thinking about having my still broken M7 overhauled and changing the cover to this.
Is it very close to the original Leica Vulcanite (M3 era)?
I have to have a grip on this one on the weekend ;-)
Thinking about having my still broken M7 overhauled and changing the cover to this.
Is it very close to the original Leica Vulcanite (M3 era)?
sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
i cannot compare to the #4034, but so far, i find it very pleasant. looks and feels a lot like the old vulcanite (like M4, M4-P). it's a big improvement over the original slip-wrapper.
as for the ZM: i use it already for quite a while & i was extremely pleased with it - until the old summilux showed me a handful of "mandler magic". now i am on the search for a similarly gifted 28. but since the ZM is such a nice imager, that's a relaxed and laid-back quest.
as for the ZM: i use it already for quite a while & i was extremely pleased with it - until the old summilux showed me a handful of "mandler magic". now i am on the search for a similarly gifted 28. but since the ZM is such a nice imager, that's a relaxed and laid-back quest.
menos
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sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
You mentioned the Mandler 28 Elmarit already, didn't you
actually i did - i mentioned both. i said:
"this <referring to the summilux> is one of the three lenses that i am still interested in."
peter_n
Mentor
There's nothing like a Mandler!
lcpr
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maggieo
More Deadly
menos
Mentor
There's nothing like a Mandler!
Strange, eh ?
Everybody seems preaching ASPH lenses, while some seem to have reached zen with the odd ones.
dogberryjr
[Pithy phrase]
No, I just chose the lowest cost covering knowing it would come off immediately in favor of Aki Asahi's real leather.
peter_n
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ASPH lenses are overrated, I much prefer the Mandler designs that came before them. I still have single 24, 35, 50 and 75 in ASPH versions but I've sold off all my others.Strange, eh ?
Everybody seems preaching ASPH lenses, while some seem to have reached zen with the odd ones.
I see your point but have not experienced this on my MP. Maybe the base is a bit tighter on the newer cameras? My MP with the Griptac is 10 years old now though.
c.poulton
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wjlapier
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lam
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Just received this great lens today from member David Murphy
The M is back in service. by lamlux.net, on Flickr
The M is back in service. by lamlux.net, on Flickr
menos
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Most beautiful camera since a few pages!I love this look! Please fill us in about the BP rigid Summicron - is it original 70's issue or a late special version … ?
That black film counter drives me crazy - sooooooo beautiful!
Dan95
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Whats the finish on the hot shoe?
Looks like black chrome. Does leica make em in balck paint?
No, they don't. Shutter button collar is black chrome also.
Black frame counter is from M6 Millenium.
More pics here, prior to the frame counter retrofit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjagitsch/sets/72157626334077196/with/5553058999/
[/url] M7 Black Paint Ala Carte by restoration35, on Flickr[/IMG]
Black frame counter is from M6 Millenium.
More pics here, prior to the frame counter retrofit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjagitsch/sets/72157626334077196/with/5553058999/
wjlapier
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Black paint Summicron is latest. Only 500 made.