helimat wrote:
Oskar certainly blew it on that one
One thing that Leica really did blow was putting the lens-release button on the same side of the camera as the shutter release button. I can't tell you how many times I've disengaged lenses accidentally just by picking up and holding the camera with my right hand. The cameras are small and my fingers are long; it's taken me several months to train myself to avoid hitting that button by mistake.
bjhurley wrote:
One thing that Leica really did blow was putting the lens-release button on the same side of the camera as the shutter release button. I can't tell you how many times I've disengaged lenses accidentally just by picking up and holding the camera with my right hand. The cameras are small and my fingers are long; it's taken me several months to train myself to avoid hitting that button by mistake.
Don Goldberg installed a M3 lens release collar on my M4 and M4-2 and it solved Thad problem of accidentally hitting the release button. Apparently, the body needs to have a relief cut around the release button so the collar will sit at the proper height so as not to interfere with mounting or removing the lens.
bjhurley wrote:
One thing that Leica really did blow was putting the lens-release button on the same side of the camera as the shutter release button. I can't tell you how many times I've disengaged lenses accidentally just by picking up and holding the camera with my right hand. The cameras are small and my fingers are long; it's taken me several months to train myself to avoid hitting that button by mistake.
Can't blame Oskar for that one!
Never had that issue myself, but I don't have the biggest of hands.
madNbad wrote:
Don Goldberg installed a M3 lens release collar on my M4 and M4-2 and it solved Thad problem of accidentally hitting the release button. Apparently, the body needs to have a relief cut around the release button so the collar will sit at the proper height so as not to interfere with mounting or removing the lens.
I remember you mentioned this in another thread (or upthread in this one); I may ask him to do that. I'm planning to send my camera (M2R) to him for a CLA and to fix a few things...the shutter is becoming erratic and there's a bit of play in the M-mount so some of my lenses are a bit loose.
bjhurley wrote:
I remember you mentioned this in another thread (or upthread in this one); I may ask him to do that. I'm planning to send my camera (M2R) to him for a CLA and to fix a few things...the shutter is becoming erratic and there's a bit of play in the M-mount so some of my lenses are a bit loose.
I was going to say, even if I did accidentally hit my lens release button I don't think the lens would move due to how tight the mount is. Definitely worth having a look at.
bjhurley wrote:
There's a lot to be said for delayed gratification, not just for photos but for sex and lots of other things in life. :-)
We just got back from a week's vacation and I shot eight rolls of film; I left my digital cameras at home. My lab is swamped so it may be the end of the week before I see them; I dropped them off on Saturday and then too late I discovered that I'd forgotten one roll in my camera bag and the lab is closed today so I'll have to wait even longer to see the photos from that roll, which were taken in one of the more spectacular sites we visited.
In the meantime there's all the anticipation, which builds up. I still remember as a kid running down to the mailbox every day to see if my slides had arrived back from the lab. We had a darkroom in the house growing up, and I also loved seeing the contact sheets appear, and then watching the prints appear in the tray after that. Waiting and anticipation are part of the process.
Often I'm disappointed by my film shots, but there's always at least one or two in each roll that make me see the potential and go back for more. ...Show more →
I'm thinking about holding on developing my B&W until I have a large amount. Just because DF96 Monobath starts to degrade once you crack the seal. It is meant to only last three months, whether you use it or not. Lately I have not been shooting as much B&W so it would be a good thing to do.
Normally I dev the rolls same night that I finish them, but recently a couple have waited a week. And even only after one week passing, it is fun 'forgetting' all the images you shot, and then seeing them again.
madNbad wrote:
1957, when they introduced the M2. The last few years the M3 was made, it didn’t have a collar. They came back with the M6 TTL.
My 1985 M6 Classic has a collar.
Sounds like the issue isn't as much the location - But someone's decision to remove the collar around the release button. I didn't realize it was removed for a period.
Desmolicious wrote:
I'm thinking about holding on developing my B&W until I have a large amount. Just because DF96 Monobath starts to degrade once you crack the seal. It is meant to only last three months, whether you use it or not. Lately I have not been shooting as much B&W so it would be a good thing to do.
Normally I dev the rolls same night that I finish them, but recently a couple have waited a week. And even only after one week passing, it is fun 'forgetting' all the images you shot, and then seeing them again.
Sounds like the issue isn't as much the location - But someone's decision to remove the collar around the release button. I didn't realize it was removed for a period.
Leica did it as an economy move to make the M2 more affordable. My first M6 was an early Wetzlar, it didn’t have a collar or the strap bumpers.
Oops, just checked, they did have a collar!
Sounds like the issue isn't as much the location - But someone's decision to remove the collar around the release button. I didn't realize it was removed for a period.
Yeah, I'm futzing around w mine and the collar prevents you from accidentally releasing the lens.
I forgot that was an issue I had with the Minolta CLE - tiny camera and my fingers always hit the collarless lens release button.
madNbad wrote:
Leica did it as an economy move to make the M2 more affordable. My first M6 was an early Wetzlar, it didn’t have a collar or the strap bumpers.
Interesting. Mine is also early - Wetzlar, no bumpers, 'Leitz' red dot, old light meter without the 'dot', but with a collar.
Desmolicious wrote:
I'm thinking about holding on developing my B&W until I have a large amount. Just because DF96 Monobath starts to degrade once you crack the seal. It is meant to only last three months, whether you use it or not. .
On the other hand, some of the films I use say "develop promptly after exposure." Certainly the case for high-ISO films but I've seen that advice for others as well.
I do have an exposed roll of FP4 here that I've been deliberately delaying getting developed, because whenever I include a B&W roll with my C-41 rolls the lab waits to send them back to me until they're all done, and the B&W rolls always take at least a week or sometimes two. I'll probably start developing my own B&W film next year when I retire but at this point I don't have the time or inclination.
bjhurley wrote:
On the other hand, some of the films I use say "develop promptly after exposure." Certainly the case for high-ISO films but I've seen that advice for others as well.
I do have an exposed roll of FP4 here that I've been deliberately delaying getting developed, because whenever I include a B&W roll with my C-41 rolls the lab waits to send them back to me until they're all done, and the B&W rolls always take at least a week or sometimes two. I'll probably start developing my own B&W film next year when I retire but at this point I don't have the time or inclination....Show more →
I also appreciate delayed gratification, in fact I'm currently sitting on a backlog of 40 rolls that need to be developed. I do the same with digital, I let the images pile up and edit in large batches. And while editing large batches I get distracted by podcasts & FM threads....
I heard the same about developing promptly, but so far haven't had any problems having exposed film sit for a number of months.
bjhurley wrote:
There's a lot to be said for delayed gratification, not just for photos but for sex and lots of other things in life. :-)
We just got back from a week's vacation and I shot eight rolls of film; I left my digital cameras at home. My lab is swamped so it may be the end of the week before I see them; I dropped them off on Saturday and then too late I discovered that I'd forgotten one roll in my camera bag and the lab is closed today so I'll have to wait even longer to see the photos from that roll, which were taken in one of the more spectacular sites we visited.
In the meantime there's all the anticipation, which builds up. I still remember as a kid running down to the mailbox every day to see if my slides had arrived back from the lab. We had a darkroom in the house growing up, and I also loved seeing the contact sheets appear, and then watching the prints appear in the tray after that. Waiting and anticipation are part of the process.
Often I'm disappointed by my film shots, but there's always at least one or two in each roll that make me see the potential and go back for more. ...Show more →
madNbad wrote:
The M6 TTL and the M7 have a shutter speed dial that turns in the same direction as the exposure arrows.
When I owned a M6 TTL, I also had a tiny Chiyoko Super Rokkor 45mm 2.8. The lens didn't have click stops and it made it really easy to dial in the correct exposure.
I've been liking it so much I ended up also getting a m7, so will have to remember which turns which way haha.
