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How Many Leica Guys Do We Have?

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Which Nikon RF cameras have you used? Have you used a Nikon SP? I love those cameras but never been fortunate enough to have one. I have S2 and S3 but not a SP.

I have to admit I only used SPs, an original beater and a SP2005. They work great.
I have fiddled with friends S3 and liked them too.
 
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From my side you are one lucky guy. You mind sharing a picture of the camera and a picture you took with it, if you do not mind. 馃榾
 
sxl2004
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馃榾
Life before kids......馃榿

I will take pics of the camera, I do not keep good records of which camera was involved 馃槻
 
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I recently entered in the Leica world in my own way, with an M5 that hase been fully restored. Here you can see it with my Canon 50mm F1.2 馃榿馃榿
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sxl2004 sxl2004
Here we go:

SP with Nikkei S 50/1.4
SP2005 with Sonnar 1.5/50 modern

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WOW 馃グ馃グ

Just Beautiful. I think your beater looks great too. Thank you for sharing.

Paul
 
sxl2004
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WOW 馃グ馃グ

Just Beautiful. I think your beater looks great too. Thank you for sharing.

Paul

I was lucky when I bought them.
If you ever in the Boston area let鈥檚 meet for a coffee and camera fondling 馃槈馃榿
 
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You got yourself a deal 馃榾馃榾馃榾馃榾馃榾馃榾馃榾
 
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Skip the M9 and go for the M10...best digital M to date. Used M10鈥檚 are starting to appear on the market now that the M10P is out
Possible option. Buddy just bought one. Going to borrow his for a day.
 
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I shared the camera before but I remembered that I never shared its original strap, leather pouch, and zipper tag (that I removed because it鈥檚 aluminum and the loop is wearing down).

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Great answer by cicindela. In my case, I have been into B&W photo since the 1970s starting, obviously, with film. I enjoyed my Nikon FM a lot, and the Leica (the camera that my father used to have for some time) has always been my Grial (and it still is).
Despite how much I enjoyed developing film and enlarging copies, after many years finding supplies (film and paper) has become a heroic task, while using my DSLR and photoshoping images opened possibilities that were not available for me working in film.
All in all, I have several film cameras which are a precious part of my collection, but I have not used them in almost 10 years (or more).
Get a Leica if you want and can afford it, but I'd bet that you will not be taking many photos with it.
MHO.
 
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Get a Leica if you want and can afford it, but I'd bet that you will not be taking many photos with it.
MHO.

Thats like saying get a nice Speedmaster 2915-1...but dont wear it, or try to tell time with it.
There is no point getting a Leica if you dont plan on using it. I shoot with mine daily...both film and digital.
 
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I see your point CajunTiger. It is not my experience, though. I have several 35mm, a 6x6 Zenza Bronica and many other cameras and lenses but have not used them in a long time. I found that with a DSLR mid-range Nikon and Photoshop I can process much better photos much easier and be more creative than with film.
I miss the smell of the developer though 馃榾
 
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You do understand that Leica doesnt just mean film right?

regardless...I shoot film about 25% of the time. It has a completely different look, especially when printing from the negatives.
Just because you dont do it doesnt mean it isn't happening. You would be surprised how many people, especially young people are shooting film today. There is an explosion happening in film labs right now....and prices for film cameras have been rising year after year.
 
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The Canon 50/1.2 is welded to my M3DS. Terrific low light combo.
 
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I used to own that lens and shot with it on my M6 fairly often. A very unique look.

This image was shot with that lens. Part of a long-term project on the Crooked Road
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in Virginia.

Great image!
 
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Had a Q but sold it to go Fuji, now i'm thinking of jumping back into an sl
 
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I've shot with everything from Canon and Nikon film to Nikon DX and FX, Hasselblad H series, and my own Fuji X100T (which I love). The only Leicas I'd consider are the original Monochrom for the unfiltered sensor and the MP for its mechanical quality. Otherwise, film Leicas are a pain to load quickly and unless you use reasonably wide glass and prefocus, your odds of sharp shots with the rangefinder at first are pretty poor unless the subject is dead still.
 
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