Grant, I was pretty sure that you were a traditionalist in your camera interests (nice mechanical cameras, film based). I've pretty well migrated to digital photography in recent years simply because it's so easy (and less expensive) to go from taking a photograph to viewing it (and printing if I wish) on a computer. I also find the quality of digital photography has gotten to be comparable to film, probably for some time now. I'm still a Nikon user, but the Nikon D90 has been what I'm using presently. It's certainly nice though to have the ability to use any of my older Nikon lenses on the latest digital camera.
I did, however, get weak knees about a year ago when one of the local photo shops, that specializes in used equipment, came up with a clean appearing first generation Leica M3 with a folding 50mm Elmar lens. I almost decided to trade in a very nice Nikon 70-180mm Micro-Nikkor lens to help fund purchasing the camera. After some reflection, however, I decided to keep what I had. This decision was partially based on my knowledge that older Leicas frequently need the tender mercies of a qualified Leica repair specialist to replace/repair shutter mechanisms, rangefinder patches, etc. I really thought the initial purchase price could easily be the "tip of the iceberg" in the acquisition of that camera (obviously a more recent M6 or M4 series model would be preferable!). With all that being said, I still have my Nikon F3HP/Nikon N90s film cameras and a bag full of manual focus lenses that I keep thinking about taking out in the field.. Just curious, do you use a film scanner to digitally capture your film images? I have an older Minolta Scan Elite F-2900 35mm film scanner that I've used for some time. It's kinda fiddly to get the colors correct, etc., but I still have been able to get satisfactory results in scanning. It's all fun... Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ On Jun 29, 9:07 pm, grant <grant...@gmail.com> wrote: > Camera and strap specs: > > Camera: Zeiss Ikon. > Camera fiends may also be interested to know that I own and shoot > Cosina-Voigtlander Bessa L, Bessa R, and Leica M4-P. The lens on the > camers is Voigtlander 40/1.4. The straps is homemade from two pieces > of 3/4-inch webbing. The one around my neck is non-elastic nylon; the > one around my chest is elastic. Both are tied to the camera's O-rings, > with no hardware. This rig sits close, doesn't bounce, gives perfect > access, and packs away neatly into a small camera case when I gotta do > dat. > For the record, I am an enthusiastic but lousy photographer. The > decent shots you see on the home page are culled from hundreds of > flops! But on I forge, resolute! > > G > > On Jun 29, 3:02 pm, cm <chrispmur...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Pretty sure that is a store- bought strap. Check out your local > > outdoor retailer, camera shop, or REI-- one of them should know what > > you are looking for and may have it in stock. > > > Cheers! > > cm -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
