Long time Nikon guy just got his first Leica... whee!

[Nicholas Lindan]

I was a long time Leica shooter.

Then I got my first Nikon - "Wheee!"

Maybe it is more about getting a new really nice toy, it doesn't matter the brand.

 

[Huss]

I was a long time Leica shooter.

Then I got my first Nikon - "Wheee!"

Maybe it is more about getting a new really nice toy, it doesn't matter the brand.

I use both. I wheee a lot...

 

[Huss]

My Leica Ms are the only cameras that give me 39 exp on a 36 exp roll:



The trick to get this? None, just follow Leica's loading instructions. Drop the film in, close it up. Wind on.
The quick loading system really is that good.

 

[SchwinnParamount]

There's something wrong with your camera. The film came out with all these colors and the blacks, grays, and whites are missing. Also, the images seem to be somewhat positive.

 

[Huss]

There's something wrong with your camera. The film came out with all these colors and the blacks, grays, and whites are missing. Also, the images seem to be somewhat positive.

Are you sure? I don't see what you're seeing. (but it does sound quite remarkable!)

 

[SchwinnParamount]

Yeah, I must have been seeing things. I better clean the grut off my glasses.

 

[narsuitus]

Also, the images seem to be somewhat positive.

The 39 images are still somewhat positive.

 

[SchwinnParamount]

The 39 images are still somewhat positive.

I thought about mentioning that but it seems so negative to point it out after he worked so hard to drain the offending color off of the pictures.

 

[markjwyatt]

I thought about mentioning that but it seems so negative to point it out after he worked so hard to drain the offending color off of the pictures.

That was quite a reversal.

 

[narsuitus]

That was quite a reversal.

I wanted to slide that in.

 

[SchwinnParamount]

You guys! Your attempt at humor is so transparent.

 

[Huss]

I got nuttin'.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I always like puns at breakfast.

 

[SchwinnParamount]

I was a long time Leica shooter.

Then I got my first Nikon - "Wheee!"

Maybe it is more about getting a new really nice toy, it doesn't matter the brand.

Nicholas, by the way. I clinked beer glasses with you pretty much the minute you posted this. I just sorta forgot to post the clink

 

[SchwinnParamount]

I always like puns at breakfast.

A good word-play really sets up your day, right?

 

[Sirius Glass]

A good word-play really sets up your day, right?

A morning without puns would be punishment.

 

[SchwinnParamount]

A morning without puns would be punishment.

Obviously, I see what you did there. Cheers!

 

[SchwinnParamount]

damn it all. I was carrying my M6 in my left hand when my dentist called me. Of course, rather than setting the camera down and then juggling my cell phone, I dropped it! The damage was limited to the rewind knob which is now slightly deformed but will still turn, the flip out nob will no longer go into the slot! Fortunately, I had my inexpensive and tank-like TT Artisan lens on the body. That didn't seem to take any sort of hit. So I've ordered a replacement rewind knob. I figured I could do that but wasn't exactly prepared for the cost. That little knob was $80 from the Leica store. I know, I prolly could have found it cheaper on Ebay but a first look on that site didn't indicate there were any for sale. The knob looks easy enough to replace. 1 screw loosened and the bent up one comes off. Am I right?

 

[ChristopherCoy]

Damn that sucks dude!

 

[ChristopherCoy]

Are you sure? I don't see what you're seeing. (but it does sound quite remarkable!)

Is that a scanned archive sheet? Does it seriously work that good?

 

[logan2z]

damn it all. I was carrying my M6 in my left hand when my dentist called me. Of course, rather than setting the camera down and then juggling my cell phone, I dropped it!

Bummer! A wrist strap might prevent future mishaps.

 

[Huss]

Is that a scanned archive sheet? Does it seriously work that good?

Yes it is, and yes it does.
Leica even provides the instructions as a diagram in the film loading chamber base to show you.
It is designed for the film to just be dropped in. Then the bottom reattached. And that's all you do.

I find it quizzical that the famous Leica shop/seller Tamarkin does not know this, and posted a video showing a way to load film that basically wastes four exposures.
As well as being very fiddly to load.

 

[SchwinnParamount]

Bummer! A wrist strap might prevent future mishaps.

Sadly, I have one of those really nice leather camera cases (mine's the green one) now and it has the wrist strap. I was in the process of sliding the loop around my wrist when the phone call made me drop it.

On the up side, my dentist is so damn hot and I'm pretty sure she's into me. At least, that's what her assistant whispered to me the last time I was in to see her.... by the way, Dr. Hottttt called me on a saturday morning to come and see her. Do dentists usually work on saturdays?

 

[Huss]

On the up side, my dentist is so damn hot and I'm pretty sure she's into me. At least, that's what her assistant whispered to me the last time I was in to see her.... by the way, Dr. Hottttt called me on a saturday morning to come and see her. Do dentists usually work on saturdays?

No, but this is one of the perks that Leica haters get riled up about. It's not that dentists own Leicas, it's that hot dentists are attracted to those who own Leicas.

 

[SchwinnParamount]

No, but this is one of the perks that Leica haters get riled up about. It's not that dentists own Leicas, it's that hot dentists are attracted to those who own Leicas.

Yep! She was fascinated by my M6. Or was it the fact that it was in my lap while she was looking at my teeth...