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 -- 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.
