Recent content by Madeleine Ostoja

Yep the only blemish on the one I bought is a very small dent below the film advance. Unfortunately the prism has the tiniest hint of corrosion along the top edge, but that's why I got it for a good price. I'll clean out the offending foam gunk so it doesn't get worse and if I love it / it bugs...

Thanks for the input everyone! In the end I grabbed a Nikon F. It’s a touch smaller and quieter than the F2, and most importantly about half the price. I'll have to come around to the hard-edge aesthetics :smile: and I've already found a Nikon F4 screen I can transplant when I CLA it so it's...

I do love the F, especially the fact that it's built on the chassis of a rangefinder (I've heard the shutter is much quieter than the F2, for instance), but man I wish it had the smoothed out edges of the F2. I'm not a fan of the folded-sheet-metal aesthetic. I don't really care about the...

Another thing I can't figure out, does the early model FM (with the shutter lock around the button) still require the advance lever to be pulled out to fire the shutter? That sounds pretty annoying and might turn me off the FE/FM

This is another thing I've been wondering — I don't have much to compare between in SLRs, just the OM2 with its very high mag vf and an old Pentax SV on the shelf. I don't know the magnification of the SV but it's definitely smaller and dimmer so I'm not sure it's a fair comparison. I think...

I didn't realise the screens in the original FE were user-changeable. Putting in an FM3a screen is something I would definitely do if the camera was a keeper. If the FM just has to be opened up and the prism removed to change the screen that's fine, I CLA my own gear all the time, so I'll have...

Yep this is exactly the pain I'm feeling at the moment. I've tried to use cheap LTM glass, but so far they've all been pretty trash. I just bought my first "proper" lens for my iff (a Summitar) and it set me back more than most my other cameras combined. Add to that needing to buy an external...

I'm primarily a rangefinder shooter (in love with my little Leica iif), but I'm looking for an SLR system for when I feel like something different. I currently use an OM2 I bought for my partner, and while I love the small size I don't love the fragile feeling or the odd ergonomics. Since I'm in...

Thanks for the input everyone! My budget is around $300 - $400 USD, and I’m in New Zealand so eBay is about the only option since the local market for LTM glass is pretty much nonexistent. I definitely don’t hate my chrome Canon 1.8, but weight is an issue, and the newer black barrelled ones...

Lol ok

Whoa everyone just take a few breaths. Any mods around that can lock this thread? I feel like it's veered pretty far off course

I have a pristine Leica iif that has quickly become my main camera, and I want to invest in my first "forever" lens for it. I have a few cheapies, but 50mm is my most used focal length so I'm starting there. Currently I mostly use an early chrome Canon 50mm f1.8, but it's too heavy and I find it...

Yep! I got a Leica iif as a curiosity, and it quickly replaced almost all my other cameras, I just love shooting with it so much. I have good glass for it, but I also realised how I see with the camera is much more important than what it technically produces anyway. With an external viewfinder...

The top and bottom plate is thinner than previous models, and there's a lot of room inside the top housing leading to a kinda hollow feeling. The main reason it's larger isn't so much out of necessity as to clear the monstrous f0.95 "dream lens" that it was marketed with. They're both small...

Amen to that! The OM line is a stroke of design genius, but I really wish they just went all out on a special edition or something, because both the samples I've owned have felt kinda fragile and clunky in use. It's a camera I should love but just don't I think this is what I'll probably feel...