Sorry, I meant to send this directly as "Reply to author", my bad..

Jim


On Jun 30, 10:00 am, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote:
> 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

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