With the M6TTL and 35 summilux. Used Kodak 135 B&W (?). It is absolutely amazing the results. The exposure was spot-on, the images gorgeous- detailed, contrasty, 3 dimensional, etc. I can read on the 4X6's a menu from a movie theater on a distant wall. Also, I can hand-hold this set-up down to 1/15th of a second! Most of the photos were around 1/30th, all very crisp. Of course some were faster. I will scan some of the prints and post later tonight, but this won't do justice. And oh! The bokeh is great, especially with the 75 lux I took a couple of shots with and returned (defect). Anyway, it's all worth it, amazingly simple to use, as this is the first roll I have EVER taken with a manual camera. Used to use a Canon and use the aperture priority. I also recently bought a gray card to double check my exposures, but most of this roll was taken without it. It'll bemore of a learning device starting out I'm sure for the more common lighting conditions, and very useful for trickier conditions. Thanks...

-- James (snodoggydogg@hotmail.com), February 20, 2002

Answers

Spare us. Please.

-- Bill Mitchell (bmitch@home.com), February 20, 2002.

Hahaha...someone wake up on the wrong side of the *youknowwhat*? More like Bitchell...hehehe ; )

-- James (snodoggydogg@hotmail.com), February 20, 2002.

Grumpy, grumpy.

Go for it, James! Delighted the results were spectacular. I have had similar results w/ my new TTL. Dead-on metering, shots on focus in restaurants at 1/8th, etc...

-- Patrick (pg@patrickgarner.com), February 20, 2002.

OK, James. Images welcome . . . once they came !

-Iván

-- Iván Barrientos M (ingenieria@simltda.tie.cl), February 20, 2002.

Its good to see you so excited about your results with the M. Half the battle in becoming a good photographer is to stay enchanted with what you use... so long as your enchanted with USING it.

Cheers,

-- John (ouroboros_2001@yahoo.com), February 20, 2002.

-- James (snodoggydogg@hotmail.com), February 20, 2002.

Oh well I guess it's a problem posting pics from photo.net. Anyway, if anyone is interested (except Bitchell), check out my little portfolio under James Allen in photo.net. The restaurant scene is with the 35 lux, about 1/30 I believe f/1.4, the dog is with the 75 lux wide open at about 1/30, and the scene where the young lady is wearing her newly-acquired pearl necklace is 1/15th wide open with the 35! I was happy that one turned out (Valentine's). Thanks.

-- James (snodoggydogg@hotmail.com), February 20, 2002.

for ease:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=78211

I need to crop out the blank space surrounding the scanned prints.

-- James (snodoggydogg@hotmail.com), February 20, 2002.

I like this one James, good triangular composition but perhaps a little too much dead space. Some more OOF highlights in the background would've added more balance.

Hope U don't mind me posting your shot. Good start.

-- John (ouroboros_2001@yahoo.com), February 20, 2002.

Are the photos taken with Canon or Leica?? Am I seeing the photonet correctly??

-- Tim Tan (kctan18@yahoo.com), February 20, 2002.

Oh that's fine that you got it to work there John, how'd you do that? Maybe I need to read some of the older postings. Yah, it's done with a Leica, my former camera the 1N is still under my photo.net profile. This was with the 35 lux, f/1.4, 1/15th both elbows resting on the table (hey I'm not THAT steady). If you look to the right of her, the light is a fireplace. Thanks for the input. I would've liked her a bit more forward with her face but oh well.

-- James (snodoggydogg@hotmail.com), February 21, 2002.

I am relatively new to the Leica. I too have been impressed beyond means! Now your job is to go convince all yor friends that they must have a Leica. Spread the word!

-- Rob Schopke (schopke@attbi.com), February 21, 2002.

Now that's something I really like: somebody tries something out (e.g. a Leica M) for the first time and is overwhelmed at once. Now for those guys who've tried 'em out for years and still begrudge them...

Right on, James!

-- Michael Kastner (kastner@zedat.fu-berlin.de), February 21, 2002.

Another Alfie saga??? I thought we have gone through before......

-- Tim Tan (kctan18@yahoo.com), February 21, 2002.

Oh that's fine that you got it to work there John.

If you view the source code for this thread it should give you the HTML script I used to post your photo. The triangle is a nice composition but if you moved in a bit closer the composition would've been stronger. Also, a slightly more lit-up background would've done wonders for defining the silhouette of her hair. I like the hint o' catchlights in her eyes. Very expressive.

-- John (ouroboros_2001@yahoo.com), February 21, 2002.

Spare us. Please.

Why? If you like Leicas at all (and why else would you be hanging around this forum), you want the company to keep making cameras and lenses, right? In order to keep making cameras and lenses, they have to survive, right? Well, new users (and satisfied/happy ones, at that) are exactly what the company needs to stay alive. Instead of the cynicism why not welcome him to the club and encourage him to ask questions regarding technique etc.? The way I see it he's doing a favor for all of us and should be 100% supported.

-- Anon Terry (anonht@yahoo.com), February 21, 2002.

Thanks for your responses guys! Yah, it's a bit hard to move in really tight sometimes with the 35 (long min. focusing distance). I'm sure the 50 would make this easier. Hmn, 35-50-90 *grin*. The more experience I get the more I'll know the combo I want, I am thinking the 35-75 right now, but does give food for thought. Anyway, I was surprised that all my photos turned out basically spot- on. I am fairly new to photography overall, having really started about a year ago and didn't take many photos with my Canon (that thing was huge) With the Leica it's nice to tote around. The first roll lets me know I made a good choice. Yes, I am trying to convert some friends to Leica as well, the more the merrier. Thanks again.

-- James (snodoggydogg@hotmail.com), February 21, 2002.

You're already doing better than I did with my first roll. I shot the entire roll on a trip up to the wine country of Napa, California only to discover that it had not threaded in the camera properly!

The film had not even been exposed. I couldn't figure out if it was because of too much wine or my incompetance but nevertheless i never made that mistake again. to this day, i always glance at the rewind knob to make sure it's turning as I wind on.

-- Tim (emulsion71@hotmail.com), February 21, 2002.

The more experience I get the more I'll know the combo I want, I am thinking the 35-75 right now, but does give food for thought.

I think you're already shooting with the perfect combination. Of course IMVHO. Now I'm just dying to see what Gerry has to say about my 0.72 body tomorrow morning. If the electronic bug is too expensive to fix I visualize myself performing a creative anachronism on it: like removing the batteries and voíla... a user M4.

Now for some fun... here's my Ode to Mapplethorpe.

Whoops! I cropped to 8X10. OH NO!!!! I guess I'm booted out of Dogme '95!!!

;-)

-- John (ouroboros_2001@yahoo.com), February 21, 2002.

Hey Tim, I loaded a roll incorrectly the first time, but fortunately, caught it before I started taking pics. Thanks for the advice John. Dunno quite what your photo is about though. Thanks for sharing nonetheless. I need to practice with the faster moving subjects like yours :)

-- James (snodoggydogg@hotmail.com), February 22, 2002.

Ah Dogme95, interesting bit of film culture that one. John, are you into film making as well? Film interest me, I had a Canon GL-1 I sold a little while back, and am looking for a smaller video camera, such as the Sony PC110. I love wide-screen, so I have a nice Loewe widescreen for DVD's and video (when I shoot wide).

-- James (snodoggydogg@hotmail.com), February 22, 2002.