Focusing Leica Mini Zoom Elmar 35-70

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

I bought that camera and searched for a manual. Naturally I found another Leica PS camera manual and it was writing that all compositions are asymetrical and If we press the shutter smoothly , We could select the focused object and than We build the composition and than press again and get the perfect shot. For locking the focus , we might wait the green light flashes.

For every shot this green light flashes. How I would need to use this green led and Is there anyway to understand it focused the out of middle area ?

Umut

 

[ic-racer]

If the green confirmation light flashes quickly you are too close. If it flashes slowly the shutter speed is below 1/30 second. In the automatic flash mode it lights to indicate flash readiness.

From the Leica Mini manual. Yours may be similar?

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

ic-racer ,

Thank you , I dont have the correct manual and I guess this camera will not take better or half the composition quality of 1946 IIIC after 50 years of development.
I think this camera was made for tourists not artists. Well lets focus to infinity and pass from that way.
Its slow at the streets and standing still images are razor sharp. I have a Leica and I can not use at streets , may be 800 ASA Tri X solves the problems but I remember now there is no way for ASA calibration.
I am sad I did not buy a zorki.
Well I must travel like an idiot tourist !

Umut

 

[ic-racer]

I just bought a Nikon N75 auto focus 'tourist' camera and it is actually fantastic. They are so cheap ($35 USD for the body) and so good everyone should have one, seriously! I have a practically new Zorki4 and the N75 is a thousand times better (and I don't like Nikons ).

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

Uh , Ugly grey plastic ! I had been made a mistake and bought a Canon EOS 1000 , when it took blue trees at dark , I sold it and bought 4 times expensive Rollei 35S. I can love swords , zen , paintings , architecture , music , textiles , poetry , ships ,foods , people , cinema , industrial design , films , graphics , mangas , hi fi , scenic view of Japan very much but not modern cameras.

 

[ic-racer]

Uh , Ugly grey plastic ! I had been made a mistake and bought a Canon EOS 1000 , when it took blue trees at dark , I sold it and bought 4 times expensive Rollei 35S. I can love swords , zen , paintings , architecture , music , textiles , poetry , ships ,foods , people , cinema , industrial design , films , graphics , mangas , hi fi , scenic view of Japan very much but not modern cameras.

I agree with you 100%. But you would not want to take all your favorite things to Disneyland (I bought that camera just for my trip, less tears if stolen or lost). The silver coloration is a disguise; no one will mistalke it for an expensive digital camera.

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

I got your point , I think I am focusing in to equipment too much when taking one or two rolls of non fresh films in one month , developed in non fresh c41 and scanned at ugly scanner with ugly fat lab operator. I have a gift Nikon One Touch and at infinity it is great camera and extremelly ugly at close focus. I saw some excellent Nikon shots at gallery and some worst pictures I have ever seen.
I think the best thing in Leica , it is always consistent , If you use your head , it always present you good photographs. You know what will be the quality of your shots before development , no suprise . this is very important plus it makes suprises in frames and you say wish I was took this. It always teaches to the good student. Your Nikon looks like a vacuum cleaner but Some people loves sci fi design very much ,
I read somewhere , Japanese cars and their sci fi buttons , lcd screens made for the people who have no self trust , want to proof themselves they do something important. I am not meant you ic-racer , We are chatting.