Recent content by MinoltaSony

Well...having taken some beautiful images with my CLE and its very accurate aperture priority meter (senses off the film and through the window), it is very convenient to not have to use my Sekonic for every shot. BTW: the meter is easily utilized with full manual. And there is the 28/40/90mm...

PS: the CLE light meter is also very accurate...

I bought a CLE in May 2024...The CLE is on par with the best vintage manual Leica at a fraction of the cost so the CLE was the obvious choice. Why? My brother is in the Fuji world and is a fan of rangefinders...he was toying around with the idea of a Leica. That is what piqued my curiosity and...

How do you feel about a pocket flask? A little Dutch courage...😉 Seriously though...sometimes you just have to push through. I was in Norway in April. I am not wild about heights, (like the looking down part)...and it can kind of wear on me. Nevertheless, sometimes you just have to push your...

about 2/3 up Hood Mountain. Fires came through here...I think 2 years ago.

2nd roll ever on a rangefinder... (CLE, Rokkor 40mm 1:2, 400TX, Tiffen Orange 21). June 27, 2024. Sonoma, Hood Mountain, Pythian trail. It was hot, breezy, more greenery near the bottom, but fires had burned through this area a couple of years ago. Orange was possibly not the best choice? (it...

June 28, 2024, Armstrong Woods, CA. Minolta CLE, Voightlander Ultron II 28/2, Portra 160. Slightly too small hood. I thought it was ok for 28, (but one finds out after the fact)...:wink: This photo is from the 4th roll of 35mm film I ever shot on a rangefinder...RF split image is tricky...

Thanks...I messaged Learn Cam... re: the email I received confirming of my order for the XD Service manual... but the download page shows the manual is not available (?) I ordered the Repair Guide.

I came across this thread while researching the mirror angle adjustment for the XD series. I had been playing with my CLE and the 90mm f4 Rokkor...practicing infinity focus. For comparison, I attached the Tokina AT-X Macro 90mm 1:2.5 to my XD. (this post isn't about comparing the ease(?) of...