Any samples with this exorbitantly dear Leica camera will be appreciated!

[Frank Petronio]

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Perhaps they aren't the most practical cameras but for $500 you can get a nice 1930s vintage Leica screw mount that is only a few model generations away from this prototype. Not only can you appreciate how hard some of the early 35mm photographers had to work to get a successful shot (with ISO 18 film for example) but the images have a different sort of quality. Seems as least as valid as all the posers shooting plastic Holgas . Operating - even fondling - the old Leicas is quite pleasurable as long as you do it alone, in a dimly lit room.... Cackling at the poor Occupy protestors helps heighten the experience.

[gth]

That's pretty Frank, hope it is still in your possession.

I guess now, the price of gold "Luftwaffe" engraved "Leicas" just went up 100%.

Me I had to go fondle my lowly FED2

[Dan Fromm]

A large format Leica is kind of a contradiction, ain't it?

Not quite. I've always thought of the Speed Graphic as a Leica made by BLH or the PRR Altoona Works.

[Serge S]

Sometimes the collector market is illogical. I was wondering the other day why Picassos sell for $100 million at auction these days and Renaissance artists seem to have lost some lustre.

I do like M's and SM Leicas though. I use them a lot less than I used to, but still use them all today They are simple and don't interfere with my thinking about the subject. I like the direct vision approach too.

[zenny]

@Frank: Thanks a zillion for the samples.

Like you stated it has a different feel. And the picture with the girl running after seagulls is a masterpiece (at least for me). It gave me an impression as if the girl is also trying to mimic the seagulls in order to fly with her hands waving on both sides. An analogous feminine Mowgli (from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle book)!

The slightly darkened edges along the borders reminded me of lomography. ;-)

What a wonderful shot!

/zenny

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[ic-racer]

I didn't think there would be that much light fall off when stopped down.

[E. von Hoegh]

Drew,

Do you think M9s will work OK, or should I wait for Photokina when the M10 might be announced and buy a bag of those? My tripod needs more weight......

You should use the heaviest, of course. Probably one of the SLRs....they go begging, compared to the RF models.

[Brian C. Miller]

Seems as least as valid as all the posers shooting plastic Holgas .

Only the insecure worry about validity.

Cackling at the poor Occupy protestors helps heighten the experience.

Watch out for the violent "anarchists." Of course they may not feel threatened by some bum laughing to himself with a ratty old camera.

[E. von Hoegh]

Only the insecure worry about validity.



Watch out for the violent "anarchists." Of course they may not feel threatened by some bum laughing to himself with a ratty old camera.

Yes, a scruffy-looking dude with a vintage camera in his hands, chuckling with glee, will certainly stand out in a crowd of gesticulating and shouting Bluetooth zombies. It will be the smile that gives him away. (grinning smiley)

[r_a_feldman]

They were probably not taken with this particular camera, but you can see some of Oskar Barnack's early photos at http://en.leica-camera.com/culture/h...oskar_barnack/.

BTW, shouldn't this thread be in the Lounge?

Bob