I want this

chinese made ones are cheap and match up pretty well with 'official' ones if you use a digital caliper to measure the thickness

The Voigtlander Nokton (35/1.4, SC) came in the mail today. It's crazy, crazy small. Pictures don't do the size justice.

Hi dere M3
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6156/6256050987_4d4c8364c7_b.jpg
Leica M3 w/ 35mm Nokton by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr

The modern M grip I found used looks kind of goofy on it but there's a vast improvement when it comes to holding the camera.

i want that

sweet! what kind of softie?

Abrahamsson original. Also got a mini-SR for my X100, the Match Technical I was using on it was wobbly.

Need to get a 50mm (probably Zeiss Planar, if I save the $$$), seriously considering trading my Ikon for a M2 or M4 to use with the 35mm mounted on the M3. The Ikon is a great camera, and the meter/loading are way more convenient obv, but guessing exposure and shooting with the M3 is more fun - and if I want convenient, I've got digital.

I bite my nails so I've got to rig something on the bottom plate so I can open it to reload without pulling out a knife.

I want this. It's low-res, and doesn't work great in low light, etc. etc., but it is the first camera of its kind, and its ability to choose the focal point of DOF AFTER taking a picture is pretty much mind-blowing.

yeah those things are crazy. see also the photoshop motion blur elimination thing

I haves it, it's mine

(the m6 i mean)

:D

w/28mm elmarit. it's so quiet dang

haha yeah it sounds so quiet after any digital that's not a compact. omg @ 28mm elmarit

^_^

Lomokino Super 35 - camera that shoots 144 frames on a regular 35mm roll for a (very) short film. $100 for camera and projector, looks pretty awesome.

http://www.photographyblog.com/images/sized/images/uploads/Lomokino_for_package1-449x400.jpg

http://usa.shop.lomography.com/lomokinoscopepackage?utm_source=microsite&utm_medium=www&utm_campaign=lomokino

24fps? 6 seconds?

new technology for the gif generation

so from the vid it looks panoramic which means the film gate is very wide but narrow; probably much less than 24 fps, more like 8?

24mm x 8.5mm frames, hand-cranked ~3-4fps

http://microsites.lomography.com/lomokino/

apparently they're going to have some kind of processing/scanning situation set up so you can get them easily digitized. I suspect that will be pretty expensive.

film school is going to get 90% more annoying when intro classes require everyone to shoot a short on these and then the artsy kids keep doing it for the rest of their education

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/6335764646_cbd539b2df_b.jpg
Leica M4, Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 Nokton SC by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr

traded the M3 for a M4 - I prefer 35mm or wider and it didn't make sense to buy a 50mm for the M3 right now and then need a body for the 35mm

should be the last M you'll ever buy!

I dunno, I'm in negotiations to part with a kidney for a M9.

film M, I should say

Yeah, I've got to figure out a setup for developing my own B&W at home. Maybe a DIY drying cabinet in the laundry room (with air filters) and a not-temp sensitive developer like Diafine.

Or I could just take Photo 101 at a community college for lols. Photograms!

ilford dries pretty flat imo - heat actually curls the acetate ime!

why do you want a non-temp sensitive dev?

Or I could just take Photo 101 at a community college for lols.

^^^this is kind of an awesome idea!

That camera's a beaut! I am a *little* jealous of people who have a rewind crank.

I'm just not sure how easy it will be for me to keep water temps stable out of my tap and in the kitchen (it's cold in my kitchen and bathroom in this old house). May find it's a non-issue.

Photo 101 is a distinct possibility. I could use my uni credits to jump to higher-level classes, but I kind of want something remedial so I could get back in the hang of developing and printing without it being an architecture or alt processes class.

You can buy add-on rewind cranks for M2/M3 bodies - ~$100 or a bit less used.
http://www.cameraquest.com/LRWlev.htm - near the bottom of the page is one sold for $99.

i am totally in love with this m6 right now

haven't seen any results, prob won't for a while, but man it is just a joy to ~hold~

that's a KEH BGN-grade M4 btw - $820, leatherette is all grand, the only marks are on the top of the top plate. EXC rated bodies were $300 more.
The marks would bother a collector, but there are no dings or dents anywhere. Even the paint on the back door is good.

heh my M4 has dings and marks from a MR meter and the strap lugs are brassed. but everything else is fine. I swapped out the plastic tipped lever for a M2 style one.

chinavision! I have a rewind crank, generic aluminum one, that I don't use anymore - would be willing to part with it at what I paid for it.

youxin ye (leica repairman) says that use of a rewind crank is bad for the rewind, but otoh leica sells an official one, so..

I'm just not sure how easy it will be for me to keep water temps stable out of my tap and in the kitchen (it's cold in my kitchen and bathroom in this old house). May find it's a non-issue.

people say rodinal is best for developing under 20 C.

I developed a lot of film in HK, the water out of my tap was 28 C sometimes, would just chill everything in the fridge beforehand. a digital thermometer (I bought a waterproof one from amazon for like $10, best develping investment I ever made) keeps ya honest.

use a higher dilution to keep dev times in the 8-15 minute range, that way temp/time variations won't affect the final output too much - a minute here or there is not likely to have much effect on the final product

Youxin Ye is the bro who just CLAed this M4 - I mailed it last Wed-Thurs and already had it back yesterday. A+++ would CLA again

If I'm honest with myself, I'm actually ok without the crank. Just that it was finally cold out today so I froze my fingers rewinding a roll on my lunch break.
I think I might need to get a CLA at some point soon. How much is Youxin Ye? I also hear of a guy in Queens, but I dunno what kind of job he does. I think my shutter still has older lube that can freeze up a bit in the winter that I'd like to change out. Lens is a little stiff too and I'm still toying with the idea of modifying it to bring up 35mm framelines on my camera.

$130 with return shipping

Good deal! I'm sold.

Technically I have sold enough of my worldly belongings to afford a M9.

I will not be doing this.

If this Fuji X1 Pro is as good as the x100 I'm going to struggle to have reasons not to buy it.

link?

Link. http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/05/fujifilms-new-x-pro1-leaked-along-with-some-lovely-lenses/

If I can afford it, want. Love my X100, but I do find myself wishing I could go wider (28 is okay, would be happy if there's a 24 or 21 down the road).

Being announced f'real now:
http://www.photographybay.com/2012/01/09/fuji-ces-2012-press-conference-liveblog/

the new canon thingy looks kind of stupid

new canon 5d mk iii thingey

It looks like the mk II with all the stupid cheap bits removed - now w/decent autofocus is the biggest thing for me.